Streaming API via tweetstream package Python worked fine, but now returns 'Access Denied'

[IstvanHajnal]

I’m using the Streaming API via the Tweetstream package in Python. Basically what I’m dong is collecting tweets in a certain geographical area. I understand that Twitter returns a sample instead of all and that there are other limitations. Initially all worked fine except for a few lost connections (possible because at night the number of tweets in the area might have been zero for a long time). Anyways a few days a go, I received an ‘Access Denied’ when I tried to run the same program. Using a friends twitter Id didn’t resolve it, so I’m guessing it is IP related.

Either way, I have no clue what I did wrong, nor did I receive any message that I actually did something wrong. My question is two-fold:

• How can I regain access?
• How can I know what caused this, so I can avoid it in the future?

Regards,
Istvan

[kurrik]

Does the Tweetstream package rely on Basic auth (specifically, were you authenticating with a username and password)? Basic auth support for streaming was disabled this week.

You will need to use a library which supports OAuth - Tweepy supports this for example. You can tell an app uses OAuth if you copy a consumer key / secret and access token / secret to configure it, rather than using a username and password.

[IstvanHajnal]

Hi Arne,

I indeed used my own username and password, so if Basic auth has been disabled this week, it all makes sense, now.

I don’t know by heart whether TweetStream supports OAuth, but if it doesn’t I’ll give Tweepy a try.

Thanks for the clarification.

Istvan

[SimonGIS]

How did you go with Tweepy? I need to shift from Tweetstream unless the issue gets resolved within next week or so. Was it easy to cross over?

Upgrading to Streaming API version 1.1