.. class:: API([auth_handler=None], [host='api.twitter.com'], [cache=None], \
[api_root='/1'], , [retry_count=0], [retry_delay=0], \
[retry_errors=None], [timeout=60], [parser=ModelParser], \
- [compression=False], [wait_on_rate_limit=False], [proxy=None])
+ [wait_on_rate_limit=False], [proxy=None])
This class provides a wrapper for the API as provided by Twitter.
The functions provided in this class are listed below.
:param timeout: The maximum amount of time to wait for a response from
Twitter
:param parser: The object to use for parsing the response from Twitter
- :param compression: Whether or not to use GZIP compression for requests
:param wait_on_rate_limit: Whether or not to automatically wait for rate
limits to replenish
:param proxy: The full url to an HTTPS proxy to use for connecting to