pythontextnow 0.6.0

A Python wrapper for TextNow.

A Python wrapper for TextNow.

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Installation

Use the package manager pip to install.

pip install pythontextnow

Usage

Make sure you have the following before you begin:

• TextNow username
• CSRF cookie
• SID cookie

For a guide on how to obtain these for your account, check here.

Configure Client

Before you can call any methods, you must first set up your client config.

from pythontextnow.api.Client import Client

USERNAME = "{your_username}"
SID_COOKIE = "{your_sid_cookie}"
CSRF_COOKIE = "{your_csrf_cookie}"

Client.set_client_config(username=USERNAME, sid_cookie=SID_COOKIE, csrf_cookie=CSRF_COOKIE)

The MessageService is how you will perform any action.

It takes a phone number which defines which conversation you would like to perform your actions on.

from pythontextnow.service.MessageService import MessageService

PHONE_NUMBER = "{phone_number}"
message_service = MessageService(conversation_phone_number=PHONE_NUMBER)

Get Messages

The get_messages() method will return a generator object.

This will return the messages from most -> least recent.

You can call next() with the returned generator each time you want to get the next group of messages.

messages_generator = message_service.get_messages()

messages = next(messages_generator)

You can also use a for loop to get all messages in a conversation.

messages_generator = message_service.get_messages()

all_messages = list()
for message_list in messages_generator:
    all_messages += message_list

You can specify how many messages back you would like to be retrieved by using the num_messages keyword argument.

messages_generator = message_service.get_messages(num_messages=10)

all_messages = list()
for message_list in messages_generator:
    all_messages += message_list

Send a Message

To send a text message, use the send_message() method.

message_service.send_message(message="Hello World!")

Delete a Message

To delete a message, use the delete_message() method.

Delete a message by its ID.

message_service.delete_message(message_id="123456")

Delete a message with its Message object

# assume you had a Message object saved to the variable "message"

message_service.delete_message(message=message)

Mark a Message as Read

To mark a message as read, use the mark_as_read() method.

Mark a single message as read.

# assume you had a Message object saved to the variable "message"

message_service.mark_as_read(message=message)

Mark a list of messages as read.

# assume you had a list of Message objects saved to the variable "message_list"

message_service.mark_as_read(messages=message_list)

Setup

Obtaining Your Cookies

You will need to know your TextNow username to utilize this library.

This is the same username that you would use to log in.

To find this username:

• Go to TextNow's messaging page (make sure you are logged in)
• Click "Settings"
• Your username will be listed under "Account"

Obtaining Your Username

You will need a CSRF cookie and an SID cookie to utilize this library.

To find these cookies:

• Go to TextNow's messaging page

In Chrome:

• Access Developer Tools in your browser
• Click on the "Application" tab
• Go to "Storage" -> "Cookies"

In Firefox

• Access Developer Tools in your browser
• Click on the "Storage" tab
• Go to "Storage" -> "Cookies"

• Search for the "connect.sid" name, the value will be your SID cookie
• Search for the "_csrf" name, the value will be your CSRF cookie

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

License

MIT