Hi Doug, Thanks so much, I figured out it myself and have been able to realize the requirement using the REST Api itself. Infact, in this process, I have also created a Python wrapper, which I will try and contribute to the python-twitter
Also, I have created an App, that I am going to be getting live in a day (or 2). I want the IP to be whitelisted. I will be glad if U can enlighten me on the process required for that. Thanks. On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 11:45 PM, dougw <igu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Lakshman, > I'm going to answer your second question. I'll leave the python > question up to the python user community. > > Using the search API, your task is pretty easy. You would simply run a > query like "from:user1 @user2". For example, here are my tweets to > @jazzychad: > > http://search.twitter.com/search?q=from%3Adougw+%40jazzychad > > To use this as an API call, simply add your postfix 'search' with your > preferred format (e.g. > http://search.twitter.com/search.json?q=from%3Adougw+%40jazzychad) > and you'll have all of the @replies from me to jazzychad. > > Now, if you want to allow the API to do some work for you, and not > have to parse out what tweets were sent two days ago and sooner, you > can cache a since_id and add that do your call's query string. > > Details on the since_id parameter and usage can be found at > http://apiwiki.twitter.com/Search+API+Documentation#Search > > Since you haven't found a Python wrapper for the Search API then you > will need a non-Search based method if the community doesn't uncover a > wrapper for you. I'll watch this thread, and if no one gets back to > you, then I can also give you some tips on how to do this with the > REST API. > > @dougw > > > > On Feb 11, 1:38 am, Lakshman Prasad <scorpion...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I use the twitter API python wrapper by google. But it is implemented > only > > for the REST API. > > > > Is there a python wrapper for the twitter search API? > > > > And, what is the simplest way to find out > > * Whether person X @replied to Y in the last 2 days? -- Can it > be > > done with Twitter REST API, or do we need Search API, or can we not do > it, > > nevertheless. > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Lakshman > > becomingguru.com > > lakshmanprasad.com > -- Regards, Lakshman becomingguru.com lakshmanprasad.com
