From f65b743b32661a53b3544f8e56758194b725f5e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anna <annabuches@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:10:45 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Replaced complicated GetReplies stuff with a simple
 implementation of GetMentions

---
 mytwitter.py                     |  8 +----
 python-twitter-GetMentions.patch | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 python-twitter-GetMentions.patch

diff --git a/mytwitter.py b/mytwitter.py
index cb87eac..4400523 100755
--- a/mytwitter.py
+++ b/mytwitter.py
@@ -76,13 +76,7 @@ class MyTwitter():
         if self.list is None or self.list == 'Home':
             statuses = self.api.GetHomeTimeline(count=self.num_entries)
         elif self.list == '@' + self.username:
-            statuses = []
-            page = 1
-            num_needed = self.num_entries
-            while num_needed > 0:
-                statuses.extend(self.api.GetReplies(page=page))
-                num_needed -= 20
-                page += 1
+            statuses = self.api.GetMentions(count=self.num_entries)
         else:
             statuses = self.api.GetListStatuses(self.list, per_page=self.num_entries)
 
diff --git a/python-twitter-GetMentions.patch b/python-twitter-GetMentions.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6434e48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-twitter-GetMentions.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+diff -r 51ac454d5d89 twitter.py
+--- a/twitter.py	Thu Dec 31 15:06:42 2009 -0500
++++ b/twitter.py	Sun Apr 11 01:08:53 2010 -0400
+@@ -722,6 +722,49 @@
+     self._CheckForTwitterError(data)
+     return [NewStatusFromJsonDict(x) for x in data]
+ 
++  def GetMentions(self, since_id=None, max_id=None, count=None, page=None):
++    '''Get a sequence of status messages representing status updates containing
++       @username for the authenticated user
++
++    Args:
++      since_id:
++        Returns only public statuses with an ID greater than (that is,
++        more recent than) the specified ID. [Optional]
++      max_id:
++        Returns only statuses with an ID less than (that is, older
++        than) or equal to the specified ID. [optional]
++      count:
++        Specifies the number of statuses to retrieve. May not be
++        greater than 200.  [optional]        
++      page:
++         Specifies the page of results to retrieve. Note: there are
++         pagination limits. [optional]        
++
++    Returns:
++      A sequence of Status instances, one for each mention of the user.
++    '''
++    url = 'http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/mentions.json'
++    if not self._username:
++      raise TwitterError("The twitter.Api instance must be authenticated.")
++    parameters = {}
++    if since_id:
++      parameters['since_id'] = since_id
++    if max_id:
++      parameters['max_id'] = max_id
++    if count:
++      try:
++        if int(count) > 200:
++          raise TwitterError("'count' may not be greater than 200")
++      except ValueError:
++        raise TwitterError("'count' must be an integer")
++      parameters['count'] = count
++    if page:
++      parameters['page'] = page
++    json = self._FetchUrl(url, parameters=parameters)
++    data = simplejson.loads(json)
++    self._CheckForTwitterError(data)
++    return [NewStatusFromJsonDict(x) for x in data]
++
+   def GetFavorites(self,
+                    user=None,
+                    page=None):