From 98d4a99851445bb80ea7b9715ab58948dc7c1cf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harmon Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2022 16:32:55 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Replace FAQ section on API.search_tweets limitations with note Replace FAQ section on API.search_tweets limitations with note in method documentation --- docs/faq.rst | 13 ------------- tweepy/api.py | 14 ++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst index fdca764..3cb978c 100644 --- a/docs/faq.rst +++ b/docs/faq.rst @@ -59,19 +59,6 @@ Why am I getting an inconsistent number of / not getting 3200 Tweets for a speci https://twittercommunity.com/t/inconsistent-tweet-retrieval/150635 -Why am I getting no results or not all the results from :meth:`API.search_tweets`? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -Twitter's standard search API only "searches against a sampling of recent -Tweets published in the past 7 days." - -If you're specifying an ID range beyond the past 7 days or there are no results -from the past 7 days, then no results will be returned. - -See Twitter's documentation on the standard search API for more information: -https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/v1/tweets/search/overview -https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/v1/tweets/search/api-reference/get-search-tweets - Tweepy v4 ========= diff --git a/tweepy/api.py b/tweepy/api.py index e6e78fd..002ca62 100644 --- a/tweepy/api.py +++ b/tweepy/api.py @@ -1218,6 +1218,18 @@ class API: API is not meant to be an exhaustive source of Tweets. Not all Tweets will be indexed or made available via the search interface. + .. note:: + + Twitter's standard search API only "searches against a sampling of + recent Tweets published in the past 7 days." + + If you're specifying an ID range beyond the past 7 days or there + are no results from the past 7 days, then no results will be + returned. + + See `Twitter's documentation on the standard search API`_ for more + information. + .. note:: In API v1.1, the response format of the Search API has been @@ -1285,6 +1297,8 @@ class API: References ---------- https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/v1/tweets/search/api-reference/get-search-tweets + + .. _Twitter's documentation on the standard search API: https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/v1/tweets/search/overview """ return self.request( 'GET', 'search/tweets', endpoint_parameters=( -- 2.25.1