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* '''A Twitter account.''' If your Twitter profile doesn't have your current mobile number associated with it, you will need to add your mobile number in order to create your new app as part of the process. | |||
Follow each of these steps: | Follow each of these steps: | ||
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'''6''' On the next page, under "what would you like us to call you", put "CDSW_student". | '''6''' On the next page, under "what would you like us to call you", put "CDSW_student". | ||
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'''8''' Click "next" in the lower right then click "Looks good" on the review page. Finally, accept the terms of service and click "Submit Application" on the next page. | '''8''' Click "next" in the lower right then click "Looks good" on the review page. Finally, accept the terms of service and click "Submit Application" on the next page. | ||
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'''If you have any trouble with the steps before this, email us before Saturday.''' If you have trouble on the next steps, we'll be able to help you on Saturday. | '''If you have any trouble with the steps before this, email us before Saturday.''' If you have trouble on the next steps, we'll be able to help you on Saturday. | ||
'''10''' When you confirm in the email, you will arrive at https://developer.twitter.com/en/account/get-started. On that page, click "Create an app". This will take you to https://developer.twitter.com/en/apps | '''10''' When you confirm in the email, you will arrive at https://developer.twitter.com/en/account/get-started. On that page, click "Create an app". This will take you to https://developer.twitter.com/en/apps | ||
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'''11''' Click "Create an app", which takes you to https://developer.twitter.com/en/apps/create. You'll need to fill in a few details about your app. | '''11''' Click "Create an app", which takes you to https://developer.twitter.com/en/apps/create. You'll need to fill in a few details about your app. | ||
App name: "CDSW Sample | App name: "CDSW Sample" | ||
Application Description: "Sample application for the CDSW workshop." | Application Description: "Sample application for the CDSW workshop." | ||
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*Almost there!!* | *Almost there!!* | ||
'''12''' In the next step, you will access Twitter credentials, which will let you authenticate with Twitter in python. | '''12''' In the next step, you will access Twitter credentials, which will let you authenticate with Twitter in python. | ||
You should be at a page that looks like: | You should be at a page that looks like: | ||
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You will need all four of these strings in order to have your Twitter application work. | You will need all four of these strings in order to have your Twitter application work. | ||
''Keep this material secret.'' Your access token and access token secret will allow anybody who has it to post to Twitter as you and to control your account. It is equivalent to your Twitter username and password so please be as careful with it as you would be with your Twitter password! | |||
== Other documentation == | == Other documentation == | ||
* [https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/basics/getting-started Official documentation on how to get Tokens from developer.twitter.com] | * [https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/basics/getting-started Official documentation on how to get Tokens from developer.twitter.com] | ||
[[Category:CDSW]] | [[Category:CDSW]] |