Changed retweet API to use the patch from http://code.google.com/p/python-twitter/issues/detail?id=130 for consistency.

README

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ hg clone https://python-twitter.googlecode.com/hg/ python-twitter
 cd python-twitter
 hg update dev
 patch -p1 < ../mytwitter/python-twitter-GetListStatuses.patch
-patch -p1 < ../mytwitter/python-twitter-Retweet.patch
+patch -p1 < ../mytwitter/python-twitter-retweet-3.patch
 python setup.py build
 python setup.py install --user
 

mytwitter.py

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class MyTwitter():
 
 
     def on_retweet(self, widget):
-        self.api.Retweet(widget.id)
+        self.api.PostRetweet(widget.id)
 
 ### end class MyTwitter
 

python-twitter-Retweet.patch

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-diff -r 51ac454d5d89 twitter.py
---- a/twitter.py	Thu Dec 31 15:06:42 2009 -0500
-+++ b/twitter.py	Fri Apr 09 18:08:08 2010 -0400
-@@ -391,6 +391,10 @@
-       >>> list = api.GetList('list_slug')
-       >>> list.member_count
-       >>> lists = api.GetUserLists()
-+
-+    Retweet API:
-+
-+      >>> api.Retweet(id)
-   '''
- 
-   DEFAULT_CACHE_TIMEOUT = 60 # cache for 1 minute
-@@ -690,6 +694,29 @@
-     results.append(self.PostUpdate(lines[-1], **kwargs))
-     return results
- 
-+  def Retweet(self, id):
-+    '''Retweet the specified status update
-+
-+    The twitter.Api instance must be authenticated.
-+
-+    Args:
-+      id: The numerical ID of the status update you want to retweet
-+
-+    Returns:
-+      A Status instance representing the retweet
-+    '''
-+    try:
-+      if id:
-+        long(id)
-+    except:
-+      raise TwitterError("id must be a long integer")
-+    parameters={'id': id}
-+    url = 'http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/retweet/%s.json' % id
-+    json = self._FetchUrl(url, parameters=parameters)
-+    data = simplejson.loads(json)
-+    self._CheckForTwitterError(data)
-+    return NewStatusFromJsonDict(data)
-+
-   def GetReplies(self, since=None, since_id=None, page=None):
-     '''Get a sequence of status messages representing the 20 most recent
-     replies (status updates prefixed with @username) to the authenticating

python-twitter-retweet-3.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+diff -r 51ac454d5d89 twitter.py
+--- a/twitter.py	Thu Dec 31 15:06:42 2009 -0500
++++ b/twitter.py	Sat Apr 10 10:42:52 2010 -0400
+@@ -690,6 +690,30 @@
+     results.append(self.PostUpdate(lines[-1], **kwargs))
+     return results
+ 
++  def PostRetweet(self, id):
++    '''Retweet a tweet with the Retweet API
++
++    The twitter.Api instance must be authenticated.
++
++    Args:
++      id: The numerical ID of the tweet you are retweeting
++
++    Returns:
++      A twitter.Status instance representing the retweet posted
++    '''
++    if not self._username:
++      raise TwitterError("The twitter.Api instance must be authenticated.")
++    try:
++        if int(id) <= 0:
++            raise TwitterError("'id' must be a positive number")
++    except ValueError:
++        raise TwitterError("'id' must be an integer")
++    url = 'http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/retweet/%s.json' % id
++    json = self._FetchUrl(url, post_data={})
++    data = simplejson.loads(json)
++    self._CheckForTwitterError(data)
++    return NewStatusFromJsonDict(data)
++
+   def GetReplies(self, since=None, since_id=None, page=None):
+     '''Get a sequence of status messages representing the 20 most recent
+     replies (status updates prefixed with @username) to the authenticating