Python Facebook Bot

Make your life easier

What is this?

This is a Facebook Bot/Assistant, writen in Python 3 and using Facebook API for some specific tasks.
At the moment, I only implement it some functions to crawl/get Facebook's events by location, since Facebook shutdown that APIs.

What do I need? (requirements.txt)

Right now, I'm only using requests for requesting APIs.

Installation

To install python-facebook-bot, simply:

$ pip install python-facebook-bot

How to use?

First, you need to create a Facebook App for Developer.
Then, run export command for CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET.
Example:

$ export CLIENT_ID="Your facebook app's ID"
$ export CLIENT_SECRET="Your facebook app's secret key"

Then you can import facebook_bot and use it's methods.
Example with IPython:

Python 3.5.2 (default, Nov 17 2016, 17:05:23)
Type 'copyright', 'credits' or 'license' for more information
IPython 6.0.0 -- An enhanced Interactive Python. Type '?' for help.

In [1]: import facebook_bot

In [2]: facebook_bot.get_events(1572248819704068)
Out[2]:
{'1572248819704068': {'events': {'data': [{'attending_count': 35,
     'category': 'FAMILY_EVENT',
     'cover': {'id': '1667937513468531',
      'source': 'https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-0/p180x540/12898397_1667937513468531_267697016695005514_o.jpg?oh=1ea3755b790a6837febf9621a3b23f6f&oe=597E6E0D'},
     'declined_count': 0,
     'description': "2020 is just a few years away. Will you join the World for this epic New Years' celebration? I know that you will. I look forward to celebrating with you. \n\nThis is a virtual event and the whole planet is invited.",
     'id': '447828138744610',
     'maybe_count': 119,
     'name': 'Happy New Year 2020',
     'noreply_count': 43,
...........
In [3]:

Where are the tests?

Just run $ python setup.py test
It's may take a while, because we need to scan all available pages.

And here is your Cat

Events_by_location is pulling in events on incorrect dates

Thank you for the great application. I have found that the location based searches work, except instead if pulling in results for Today, I get results across the board.

For example, I'm looking for Music events in Madison, WI-

TODAY = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
fulllist = facebook_bot.get_events_by_location(43.0730517, -89.4012302, place_type='*',
                           distance=1000, scan_radius=500, base_time=TODAY,
                           fields=EVENT_FIELDS, f=None)

for line in fulllist:
    try:
        if line[0]['category'] == 'EVENT_MUSIC':
            try:
                eventname = line[0]['name']
                eventid = line[0]['id']
                eventstart = line[0]['start_time']
                eventlocation = line[0]['place']['location']['street']
                eventid = {'name':eventname, 'starttime': eventstart, 'location': eventlocation}
                if eventid not in dicts:
                    dicts.append(eventid)
            except:
                print('uhhm')
    except:
        continue

for i in dicts:
    print(i)

My results are as follows. Notice I get ZERO results for today, but instead results for dates across the board.

{'name': 'Le Vent Du Nord', 'location': '800 Langdon St', 'starttime': **'2018-05-05**T20:00:00-0500'}
{'name': "University Opera's La Boheme", 'location': '800 Langdon St', 'starttime': **'2018-02-23**T19:30:00-0600'}
{'name': 'Jack and Kitty: Vaudeville Jug Band Folk', 'location': '201 State St', 'starttime': '**2018-08-07**T19:00:00-0500'}
{'name': 'Propaganda Concert', 'location': '365 E Campus Mall, Ste 200', 'starttime': '2018-03-03T19:00:00-0600'}
{'name': 'Dirty Walter & The Fellas LIVE at SconnieBar', 'location': '1421 Regent Street', 'starttime': '2018-02-17T21:00:00-0600'}
{'name': 'Madtown Undergound Summer Kickoff!', 'location': '1206 Regent Street', 'starttime': '2018-06-02T19:00:00-0500'}
{'name': 'The Lacs - Dirt Rock Tour - The Annex, Madison, WI', 'location': '1206 Regent Street', 'starttime': '2018-04-15T18:00:00-0500'}

Thank you,
Nate

tudoanh / python-facebook-bot Goto Github PK