Web Scraping and Data Extraction - Social Media Hashtag Monitor

 

Notes:

• Problem Solved: Scrapes Twitter for real-time hashtag mentions.

• Customization Benefits: Track campaigns, analyze sentiment, or discover influencers.

• Further Adoption: Store in a database, analyze sentiment, or trigger alerts.

Python Code:

import snscrape.modules.twitter as sntwitter

def get_tweets_by_hashtag(hashtag, max_tweets=50):

    tweets = []

    for i, tweet in enumerate(sntwitter.TwitterHashtagScraper(hashtag).get_items()):

        if i >= max_tweets:

            break

        tweets.append({'user': tweet.user.username, 'content': tweet.content})

    return tweets

# Example usage

tweets = get_tweets_by_hashtag("AI")

for t in tweets[:5]:

    print(f"{t['user']}: {t['content'][:80]}")