├── radiergummi.py
└── README.md


/radiergummi.py:
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 1 | #!/usr/bin/python
 2 | 
 3 | import tweepy
 4 | import itertools
 5 | 
 6 | # item limits to keep
 7 | user_timeline_limit = 20
 8 | favorites_limit = 3
 9 | direct_messages_limit = 3
10 | blocks_limit = 3
11 | saved_searches_limit = 1
12 | 
13 | # OAuth application
14 | consumer_key = "get this from https://apps.twitter.com/"
15 | consumer_secret = "get this from https://apps.twitter.com/"
16 | # OAuth account
17 | access_token = "get this from https://apps.twitter.com/"
18 | access_token_secret = "get this from https://apps.twitter.com/"
19 | 
20 | # authentication
21 | auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(consumer_key, consumer_secret)
22 | auth.set_access_token(access_token, access_token_secret)
23 | 
24 | API = tweepy.API(auth)
25 | 
26 | user_timeline = API.user_timeline()
27 | for status in itertools.islice(user_timeline, user_timeline_limit, None):
28 | 	API.destroy_status(status.id)
29 | 	print("deleted status:", status.id)
30 | 
31 | favorites = API.get_favorites()
32 | for status in itertools.islice(favorites, favorites_limit, None):
33 | 	API.destroy_favorite(status.id)
34 | 	print("deleted favorite:", status.id)
35 | 
36 | direct_messages = API.get_direct_messages()
37 | for direct_message in itertools.islice(direct_messages, direct_messages_limit, None):
38 | 	API.destroy_direct_message(direct_message.id)
39 | 	print("deleted direct message:", direct_message.id)
40 | 
41 | blocks = API.get_blocks()
42 | for block in itertools.islice(blocks, blocks_limit, None):
43 | 	API.destroy_block(block.id)
44 | 	print("deleted block:", block.id)
45 | 
46 | saved_searches = API.get_saved_searches()
47 | for saved_search in itertools.islice(saved_searches, saved_searches_limit, None):
48 | 	API.destroy_saved_search(saved_search.id)
49 | 	print("deleted saved search:", saved_search.id)
50 | 


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/README.md:
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 1 | Digital Eraser
 2 | ==============
 3 | 
 4 | Digital Eraser deletes Twitter account data. It is intended to be run via cron.
 5 | 
 6 | Status
 7 | ------
 8 | 
 9 | Since Twitter killed free and open API access, you should delete your entire account instead.
10 | 
11 | Name
12 | ----
13 | 
14 | Radiergummi is German for "eraser".
15 | 
16 | Reason
17 | ------
18 | 
19 | [Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age](http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9436.html).
20 | 
21 | Description
22 | -----------
23 | 
24 | Twitter is a (near) real time medium. It doesn't need to keep an archive of everything you have ever done.
25 | 
26 | Digital Eraser can delete these things:
27 | 
28 | - status messages, including retweets
29 | - favorites
30 | - direct messages: sent and received
31 | - blocks
32 | - saved searches
33 | 
34 | It is designed to be run via cron automatically and regularly.
35 | 
36 | Warning
37 | -------
38 | 
39 | This will permanently delete content of your Twitter-account.
40 | 
41 | Inspiration
42 | -----------
43 | 
44 | Dave Jeffery: [delete_all_tweets.py](https://gist.github.com/davej/113241)
45 | 
46 | Requirements
47 | ------------
48 | 
49 | [Tweepy](https://www.tweepy.org/) - Python library for accessing the Twitter API
50 | 
51 | Configuration
52 | -------------
53 | 
54 | Get OAuth key and secret for application and account at: [dev.twitter.com/apps](https://dev.twitter.com/apps)
55 | 
56 | Change the limits-variables to whatever value you want to keep.
57 | 
58 | Notes
59 | -----
60 | 
61 | The Twitter API seems to have a hard time with old content. An initial deletion to the specified limits will take a while.
62 | 
63 | On first run, you will probably see a few errors. These are Twitters fault:
64 | 
65 | - Twitter error response: status code = 503
66 | - No status found with that ID.
67 | 
68 | Twitters "Tweet Count" of a profile is not accurate. It seems to be about 20 Tweets over the actual count. Count them manually, and you will see Twitter Eraser is correct, Twitter not.
69 | 
70 | License
71 | -------
72 | 
73 | [HESSLA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacktivismo_Enhanced-Source_Software_License_Agreement). But I also [like beer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beerware).
74 | 


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