"CRITICAL:root:twint.feed:Follow:IndexError" when trying to get a user's followers (but I can still get tweets)

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"CRITICAL:root:twint.feed:Follow:IndexError" when trying to get a user's followers (but I can still get tweets) #1145

Open JesseTG opened 3 years ago

JesseTG commented 3 years ago

Initial Check

[x] Python version is 3.6;
[x] Updated Twint with pip3 install --user --upgrade -e git+https://github.com/twintproject/twint.git@origin/master#egg=twint;
[x] I have searched the issues and there are no duplicates of this issue/question/request.

Command Ran

twint -u jack works. twint -u jack --followers does not.

Description of Issue

I can retrieve a given user's tweets on the command line using twint -u jack, and it works as expected. However, when I try to get the user's followers then Twint fails with the following error:

root@935e3dcb5ef7:~# twint -u jack --followers
CRITICAL:root:twint.feed:Follow:IndexError
root@935e3dcb5ef7:~#

Environment Details

I'm using the provided Dockerfile.

ChristinaOkoutsidou commented 3 years ago

Hi @JesseTG , I happen to run into the same kind of problem. How did you solve this problem?

JesseTG commented 3 years ago

Hi @JesseTG , I happen to run into the same kind of problem. How did you solve this problem?

I didn't; I used something else.

lichenmao commented 3 years ago

Hi @JesseTG , I happen to run into the same kind of problem. How did you solve this problem?

I didn't; I used something else.

Hi, What's your new method for getting followers or followings? Excepting the API provided by twitter.

JesseTG commented 3 years ago

Hi @JesseTG , I happen to run into the same kind of problem. How did you solve this problem?

I didn't; I used something else.

Hi, What's your new method for getting followers or followings? Excepting the API provided by twitter.

I used the API provided by Twitter. Takes a lot longer, but it's reliable.

yahyalmh commented 3 years ago

Hi @JesseTG, did you face "RatelimitsError" and how to solve it?

MonalisaSarewar commented 3 years ago

same issue, cant get followers and following For both get error CRITICAL:root:twint.feed:Follow:IndexError

DV777 commented 3 years ago

Same here