About
Welcome, my name is Brian and this is my most recent personal project.
Take a look around, stay a while. Feel free to contact me.
Frequently Asked Questions
What about the Independents? I have arranged the tweets by caucus, that means Senators Sanders & Lieberman are under Democrats, Senator Murkowski is classified Republican
How often do the feeds get updated The feeds get updated almost in real time, however Twitter puts a limit on the rate of use
Are you a Democrat or a Republican? None of yo' business.
Is this legal? Yes, take a gander at the Twitter API's Terms of Service.
Technical Info
- Built with Django, a web development framework written in Python.
- Used the extensive Twitter Application Programming Interface (API) to access the politician's twitter feeds.
- Took advantage of the Tweepy Python library to make the feed updates seamless and easy.
- Hosted at Webfaction, a great full service web host.
Press
The Next Web had a favorable review for PolitickerUSA!
Contact
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