xify 1.1.0

Xify is a Python tool for interacting with the X API.

Xify

Xify is a modern, asynchronous Python client for interacting with the X (formerly Twitter) API.

It provides authentication, error handling, and a clean async interface for common tasks.

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Features

• OAuth 1.0a Authentication: Sign and authenticate requests to the X API.
• Async HTTP Requests: Uses aiohttp for efficient, non-blocking network operations.
• Custom Error Handling: Clear exception hierarchy for all error cases.
• Logging: Built-in logging with easy integration into your application’s logging setup.
• Example Usage: See examples for working scripts.

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Installation

You can install Xify from source or from PyPI.

From Source

git clone https://github.com/filming/xify.git
cd xify
pip install -e .[dev]

• The [dev] extra will install development dependencies like mypy and ruff.

From PyPI

pip install xify

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Usage

Here’s a minimal example for posting a tweet:

import asyncio
import os
import logging
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from xify import Xify
from xify.errors import APIError, XifyError

load_dotenv()

# Configure logging to see output from Xify
logging.basicConfig(
    level=logging.INFO,
    format="%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
)

async def main():
    try:
        xify_client = Xify(
            consumer_key=os.getenv("CONSUMER_KEY"),
            consumer_secret=os.getenv("CONSUMER_SECRET"),
            access_token=os.getenv("ACCESS_TOKEN"),
            access_token_secret=os.getenv("ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"),
        )
        async with xify_client:
            content = {"msg": "Hello X!"}
            response = await xify_client.tweet(content)
        logging.info("Tweet posted successfully! ID: %s", response["id"])
    except APIError as e:
        logging.error("API error: %s", e)
        logging.error("Full error response from API: %s", e.response)
    except XifyError as e:
        logging.error("A library error occurred: %s", e)
    except Exception:
        logging.exception("An unexpected error occurred.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())

See examples for ready-to-run scripts.

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Configuration

Xify requires four credentials to authenticate with the X API:

• consumer_key
• consumer_secret
• access_token
• access_token_secret

You can provide these credentials to the Xify initializer in any way you prefer—such as reading from environment variables, a .env file, a configuration file, a database, or any other method.

Example using environment variables:

Set your environment variables in your shell (for example, in .bashrc, .zshrc, or directly in your terminal):

export CONSUMER_KEY="your_consumer_key"
export CONSUMER_SECRET="your_consumer_secret"
export ACCESS_TOKEN="your_access_token"
export ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET="your_access_token_secret"

Then, in your code:

import os
from xify import Xify

xify_client = Xify(
    consumer_key=os.getenv("CONSUMER_KEY"),
    consumer_secret=os.getenv("CONSUMER_SECRET"),
    access_token=os.getenv("ACCESS_TOKEN"),
    access_token_secret=os.getenv("ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"),
)

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Error Handling

Xify provides a robust error hierarchy:

• XifyError: Base class for all library errors.
• AuthError: Raised for authentication issues.
• APIError: Raised for errors returned by the X API (includes the full API response in .response).
• RequestError: Raised for network or request issues.

You should catch these exceptions in your application for consistent error handling.

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Logging

• Xify uses Python’s standard logging library.
• By default, it adds a NullHandler to prevent "No handler found" warnings if you have not set up logging in your application.

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Dependencies

All dependencies are managed via pyproject.toml.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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Contributing

Contributions, bug reports, and feature requests are welcome!
Please open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.