RP_DETECTOR

This Python script shows the datetime and alt url of repost on someone's X individual timeline.
As is often the case with X, the data scheme changes without notice so there is no guarantee that the script works after the release of the script, Sep 1st 2024.

• Validated on Python 3.10.4
• Only standard libraries required
• Generate csv file

How to use

1. open browser tab on PC
2. press F12 to open developer console
3. in the Filter form under Network tab, type "userTweets" (without quotes)
4. move to someone's X home in the same browser tab e.g. https://x.com/elonmusk
5. click one entry that starts with userTweets that appeared in Name section
6. move to Response tab
7. copy the text and save as userTweet.json on your local directory
8. run repost_detector.py on the same directory

EXAMPLE

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RP_DATE	RP_URL	ORG_DATE	ORG_URL
2024-08-25T11:17:31+00:00	https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1827666612423422302	2024-08-24T15:54:11+00:00	https://x.com/iamyesyouareno/status/1827373851639996482
2024-08-25T11:08:53+00:00	https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1827664438192685415	2024-08-23T19:10:36+00:00	https://x.com/TheChiefNerd/status/1827060893630497040
2024-08-25T11:03:15+00:00	https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1827663021226741971	2024-08-25T10:53:53+00:00	https://x.com/elon_docs/status/1827660664074055837
2024-08-25T10:48:53+00:00	https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1827659408702062997	2024-08-25T10:44:14+00:00	https://x.com/chrispavlovski/status/1827658235618144257
2024-08-25T10:30:49+00:00	https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1827654859618693496	2024-08-24T13:45:02+00:00	https://x.com/IEA/status/1827341347881132206
2024-08-25T10:27:28+00:00	https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1827654017117462885	2024-08-25T00:37:44+00:00	https://x.com/Geiger_Capital/status/1827505606539772223
2024-08-25T10:20:24+00:00	https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1827652239722258783	2024-08-24T17:15:55+00:00	https://x.com/BillboardChris/status/1827394420448362935
2024-08-25T10:18:53+00:00	https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1827651854978744506	2024-08-24T15:05:23+00:00	https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1827361568192934054