Some new comments

mastodon-get-posts.org

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 * Initialize
+- Run this part for either of the following two sections.
 #+begin_src python
 import json  # to parse data
 import requests # to get data
+from datetime import date # to get the current date
+import os
 
 # get user id
 instance = "https://social.edu.nl"
@@ -18,16 +21,15 @@ file_name_save=f'{download_dir}/mydata_{current_date}_{username}.csv'
 #+end_src 
 * Get/refresh data
 - I used [[https://jrashford.com/2023/02/13/how-to-scrape-mastodon-timelines-using-python-and-pandas/][this]] setup.
-- Only have to be refreshed (run) every now and then
+- The results are saved in a csv file, so you don't have to download all messages for every text search. (You only have to refresh the data every now and then).
 #+begin_src python
 import json  # to parse data
 import requests # to get data
 import pandas as pd # work with data
-from datetime import date # to get the current date
 import subprocess # for getting access token from pass
 import os # to remove file
 
-# To not append to existing file
+# To start with a fresh file
 os.remove(file_name_save)
 
 url = f'{instance}/api/v1/accounts/{id}/statuses'
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ while True:
         num_done=num_done-40
 #+end_src
 * Use/search data
-- You don't have to load all data for every search.
+- You can use the csv-file saved in the previous section to search posts.
 #+begin_src python
 import pandas as pd # work with data
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup # to more easily read the html output