gephi_twitter_media_downloader | small script designed to take either

Install either Anaconda or Miniconda to give yourself an up to date Python environment that is seperate from any native environments on your machine. If installing Anaconda you want... If installing Miniconda you want... What's the difference? Anaconda is better overall for beginners as it comes preloaded with a lot of packages and a GUI to launch different tools. If you want to get more into Python in the future I'd recommend Anaconda. However it is also a large download so if bandwidth or hard disk space is an issue, go for Miniconda.
Python 3
64bit Graphical Installer
Python 3
most likely 64bit
.pkg installer if you are on MacOS
Download by clicking the green 'Clone or download' button above, and choose 'Download ZIP'.
Unzip the package if necessary.
You should have a folder called 'gephi_twitter_media_downloader-master'
First we create a self-contained Python 'Environment'. Think of it as a contained box with Python and all the stuff you'll need just for this script. Type the following and hit return. If it asks you to confirm installing packages confirm y.
First we create a self-contained Python 'Environment'. Think of it as a contained box with Python and all the stuff you'll need just for this script.
Type the following and hit return. conda create -n twitter_env python
If it asks you to confirm installing packages confirm y.
Before we can use the script we need to ensure your Python environment has the packages the script uses. Whether you installed Anaconda or Miniconda this step is required, but only once.
In your command line type pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt
You will see a lot of text run past and hopefully will be presented with an empty command prompt at the end.