Twitter-Archive-Parser

Python Script to parse Twitter Archives

Current Version: 1.0

Prerequisites

• Windows Environment
• Python 2
• Following Packages Installed Via Pip
  • pip install lxml
  • pip install requests
  • pip install slimit
  • pip install pathlib2
• OR use bundled executable

Running the Script

usage: Twitter-Archive-Parserr.py [-h] -a ARCHIVEPATH [ARCHIVEPATH ...] -o OUTPUTPATH
                  [OUTPUTPATH ...]

Utility to parse out Twitter Archive

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -a ARCHIVEPATH [ARCHIVEPATH ...], --archive ARCHIVEPATH [ARCHIVEPATH ...]
                        Path to Twitter Archive Folder
  -o OUTPUTPATH [OUTPUTPATH ...], --output OUTPUTPATH [OUTPUTPATH ...]
                        Filepath to output database

EXAMPLE: python .\Twitter-Archive-Parser.py -a C:\Users\jfarley248\Desktop\Twitter\ -o C:\Users\jfarley248\Desktop\ouput.db

Current Functionality

• Ouputs data to SQLite DB
• Parses Data From
  • account.js
  • tweet.js
  • ip-audit.js
  • block.js
  • direct-message.js
  • contact.js
  • follower.js
  • following.js
  • connected-application.js

Currently Known Issues

• Needs a lot more testing

Future Implementations

• Logging
• Find optimal sub-routine calling process
• Ad Data Parsing