Automate Tweet Posting with a Python Twitter Bot

I listed a gig offering custom web scraping scripts on Fiverr and Upwork. Within a week, I got my first few clients, each paying $50-$200 per script. The demand was bigger than I expected.

Instead of writing custom scripts for every client, I made a generic scraper that could handle multiple websites. I put it up for sale on Gumroad and Sellix for $19.99, and people started buying it.

{
  "manifest_version": 3,
  "name": "X.com Tweet Automation",
  "version": "1.0",
  "description": "Automate tweets on X.com.",
  "permissions": ["activeTab", "scripting"],
  "host_permissions": ["https://x.com/*"],
  "background": {
    "service_worker": "background.js"
  },
  "action": {
    "default_popup": "popup.html"
  },
  "content_scripts": [
    {
      "matches": ["https://x.com/*"],
      "js": ["content.js"]
    }
  ]
}

• manifest_version: Specifies the version of the manifest. Chrome requires version 3 for newer extensions.
• permissions: Grants the extension access to scripting and the active tab.
• host_permissions: Restricts the extension to only work on X.com.

python twitter_bot.py

• WebDriver Initialization: The script starts by initializing the WebDriver for your chosen browser. Make sure the driver you downloaded matches the browser you’re using.
• Logging In: It navigates to Twitter's login page and uses the provided credentials to log in. The time.sleep() function is used to wait for the page elements to load.
• Posting Tweets: The script iterates over the list of tweets and posts each one by interacting with the tweet box and clicking the tweet button.
• Closing the Browser: After posting all tweets, the browser is closed using driver.quit().