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Created September 22, 2017 03:37
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Python script to split your long tweet into small chunks of 140 characters limit imposed by Twitter
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import os, sys
max_length = 140
def chunks(l, n):
for i in range(0, len(l), n):
yield l[i:i + n]
if __name__ == "__main__":
if len(sys.argv) == 1:
print("Please enter the text to split")
else:
ss = sys.argv[1]
print("Total length of tweet is %d chars." % len(ss))
if len(ss) > 140:
max_length -= 5
ll = list(chunks(ss, max_length))
for i in range(0,len(ll)):
print(ll[i] + "(%s/%d)" % (str(i+1)[0],len(ll)))
print("")
else:
print(ss)
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