Python script to send a Direct message when motion is detected by MotionEyeOS

motioneyeos_direct_message.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

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### Python Script to send a Direct Message to your official Twitter handle
### run 'sudo pip install python-twitter' before execution
### Author: Sid
### https://zone13.io
### Version 1.0
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import twitter, time

# Populate your official Twitter handle below
twitter_handle = ''

# Populate the Twitter API keys below
consumer_key = ''
consumer_secret = ''
access_token_key = ''
access_token_secret = ''

api = twitter.Api(
    consumer_key=consumer_key,
    consumer_secret=consumer_secret,
    access_token_key=access_token_key,
    access_token_secret=access_token_secret)

# Get current time
t = time.strftime("%d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S", time.gmtime())
msg = "Alert !! Motion detected at " + t

# Send Direct Message to official Twitter handle
send_msg = api.PostDirectMessage(msg, user_id=None, screen_name=twitter_handle)