main.py

from twython import Twython, TwythonError

import os
import sys

API_KEY_ENV = 'API_KEY'
API_KEY = os.environ.get(API_KEY_ENV)
if API_KEY is None:
    sys.exit("Error: Could not find " + API_KEY_ENV + " in environment variables.")

API_SECRET_ENV = 'API_SECRET'
API_SECRET = os.environ.get(API_SECRET_ENV)
if API_SECRET is None:
    sys.exit("Error: Could not find " + API_SECRET_ENV + " in environment variables.")

ACCESS_TOKEN_ENV = 'ACCESS_TOKEN'
ACCESS_TOKEN = os.environ.get(ACCESS_TOKEN_ENV)
if ACCESS_TOKEN is None:
    sys.exit("Error: Could not find " + ACCESS_TOKEN_ENV + " in environment variables.")

ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET_ENV = 'ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET'
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET = os.environ.get(ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET_ENV)
if ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET is None:
    sys.exit("Error: Could not find " + ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET_ENV + " in environment variables.")

twitter_client = Twython(API_KEY, API_SECRET, ACCESS_TOKEN, ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET)

response = twitter_client.search(q="#seeit_kn")
tweets = response["statuses"]
print("Found", len(tweets), "tweets:")

for tweet in tweets:
    tweet_id = tweet["id"]
    tweet_text = tweet["text"]
    print(tweet_id, "= '" + tweet_text + "'")
    if tweet_text.startswith("RT"):
        print(" -> This is not the original tweet.")
        continue
    try:
        twitter_client.retweet(id=tweet_id)
        print(" -> Retweeted.")
    except TwythonError as error:
        print(" -> Error:", error)