kumistatus/twitools/__init__.py

import setuptools, tweepy

def cke():
 try:
  return setuptools.getSetting("Twitter", "cke")
 except:
  raise setuptools.SetupException()

def cse():
 try:
  return setuptools.getSetting("Twitter", "cse")
 except:
  raise setuptools.SetupException()

def ato():
 try:
  return setuptools.getSetting("Twitter", "ato")
 except:
  raise setuptools.SetupException()

def ase():
 try:
  return setuptools.getSetting("Twitter", "ase")
 except:
  raise setuptools.SetupException()

def user():
 return twObject().whoami()

class twObject:

 def __init__(self, cke = cke(), cse = cse(), ato = ato(), ase = ase()):
  self.auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(cke, cse)
  self.auth.set_access_token(ato, ase)
  self.api = tweepy.API(self.auth)

 def delete(self, id):
  self.api.destroy_status(id)

 def search(self, query, savepoint = 0):
  tweets = list(tweepy.Cursor(self.api.search, q=query, since_id=savepoint).items())
  tweets.reverse()
  return tweets

 def tweet(self, text):
  self.api.update_status(text)

 def whoami(self):
  return self.auth.get_username()