Build a Streaming Twitter Filter with Python and Redis

4.6

Learners: 12,735

Instructor: Ty Shaikh

Duration:

This course will teach you how to build a streaming Twitter filter using Python and Redis. You will learn how to ingest the Twitter stream, perform sentiment analysis, setup a local Redis server, design a pen & paper mockup, convert to front-end code, prepare a custom Python class to preprocess and format data fields, build a simple Flask server to combine all the code, and explore further improvements to the pipeline. If you are interested in learning how to build a streaming Twitter filter, this course is perfect for you. ▼▲

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Cost:

Free

Provider:

Udemy

Certificate:

No Information

Language:

English

Start Date:

2018-10-25

Course Overview

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Updated in [July 17th, 2023]

Learn how to communicate with Twitter's API using Tweepy.
Learn how to build up a local key-value store with Redis.
Find out more about sentiment analysis.
Learn how to use Python to pre-process and format data, as well as how to use Flask and Jinga2 to show data from Redis.

Course Syllabus

Introduction

Pros & Cons

Pros Cons

The course is concise and to the point, providing a thorough understanding of building a streaming Twitter filter with Python and Redis.
The instructor has a thorough and on-task teaching style, embedding students into his thought process and providing technical details.

Some users mentioned that the audio quality needs improvement, which can affect the overall learning experience.
The course could be more engaging and could benefit from calling out specific steps. Additionally, there is an assumption that everyone is using Linux, which may not be suitable for all learners.