error when saving in DB followers and followings and the workaround

[Nestor75]

Initial Check

Make sure you've checked the following.

• [x] Python version is 3.5 or higher.
• [x] Using the latest version of Twint.

If this is a feature request please specify in the title:

Command

python twint.py -u nestorpomar --followers --database ./twitterdata.db and python twint.py -u nestorpomar --followers --database ./twitterdata.db

Description of Issue

it gives a different error in each case but the root cause is the same

in file followings.py original code: if self.config.Database: db.following(self.conn, self.config.Username, output)

workaround: if self.config.Database: db.following(self.conn, self.config.Username,User.name )

in the file followers.py if self.config.Database: db.followers(self.conn, self.config.Username, output)

workaround: if self.config.Database: db.followers(self.conn, self.config.Username, User.name)

OS Details

Using Windows, Linux? linux What OS version? 16

[haccer]

@Nestor75 Thanks for finding this!

output was the variable originally being passed in an old version, I had forgot to rename it to User.name. The issue has been fixed in this commit

[Nestor75]

Hi @haccer I think there is a similar problem with folowers.py

[pielco11]

@Nestor75 I found a typo error, now I can scrape both followers and following users

[Nestor75]

:) grat :)