isabella232 / twitter-reference-app

Reference app that posts to Twitter when a Yext location updates.

twitter-reference-app

Reference app that posts to Twitter when a Yext location updates.

Prerequisites

1. Create a Yext developer account and add an app.
2. Create a Twitter developer account and add an app.

Setup

1. Clone this repository.

git clone https://github.com/yext/twitter-reference-app.git

2. Install Python requirements using pip. Using a Python environment tool like virtualenv is recommended.

virtualenv /path/to/env
/path/to/env/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Create a configuration file containing Yext and Twitter credentials. See app.cfg.sample for reference.
4. Run the app.

APP_SETTINGS=/path/to/config /path/to/env/bin/python app.py

5. Navigate to http://127.0.0.1:5000/ to view app.

Note: To successfully go through the OAuth flow, the Yext OAuth redirect domain and Twitter OAuth redirect URI must both be set to point to your app.