mastodon-py-tools/zeroToots.py

import json
import datetime
import time
from json import JSONEncoder
from credentials import user, password

# subclass JSONEncoder
class DateTimeEncoder(JSONEncoder):
        #Override the default method
        def default(self, obj):
            if isinstance(obj, (datetime.date, datetime.datetime)):
                return obj.isoformat()


#employeeJSONData = json.dumps(employee, indent=4, cls=DateTimeEncoder)

from mastodon import *

Mastodon.create_app(
     '0toots',
     api_base_url = 'https://mastodon.bida.im',
     to_file = 'clientcred.secret'
)

mastodon = Mastodon(
    client_id = 'clientcred.secret',
    api_base_url = 'https://mastodon.bida.im'
)
mastodon.log_in(
    user,
    password,
    to_file = 'clientcred.secret'
)

def zeroToots():
    for i in range(237265, 1, -1):
        try:
            account=mastodon.account(i)
            if account['id'] != None and not "@" in account['acct']:
                if account['statuses_count'] == 0:
                    userJson = {
                                  'id' : account['id'],
                                  'acct' : account['acct'],
                                  'username' : account['username'],
                                  'created_at' : account['created_at'],
                                  'followers_count' : account['followers_count'],
                                  'following_count' : account['following_count'],
                                }
                    with open("user.0toot.txt", "a") as userFile:
                        userFile.write((str(userJson)+ ", \n"))
                print(account['id'])
                time.sleep(2)
        except  NameError as e:
            print("Oops!", e.__class__, "occurred.")
            pass
        except MastodonNotFoundError as e:
            print("Oops!", e.__class__, "occurred.")
            pass
        except MastodonAPIError as e:
            print("Oops!", e.__class__, "occurred.")
            pass

zeroToots()