Matthias OttNov 17, 2022

Just downloaded my Twitter archive again and converted it to Markdown, including high-res images this time. I suggest you do the same if you want a backup of your data that is independent of Twitter’s servers and free from obfuscated t.co links.

Here’s a quick how-to:
https://matthiasott.com/notes/converting-your-twitter-archive-to-markdown

Converting Your Twitter Archive to Markdown · Matthias Ott – User Experience Designer

Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and developer from Stuttgart, Germany. Besides design practice he teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Kiel.

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Show threadPaul Irish
@matthiasott where's download_better_images.py? Not seeing it, but .. I did just wake up.. 😊
Nov 22, 2022 at 4:22pmWeb
Show threadNils HörrmannNov 22, 2022
@paul_irish @matthiasott It has been removed, see here: https://github.com/timhutton/twitter-archive-parser/commit/3e3eda61fac8c17058e3680f4ed7fef28d6893ae
Removed download_better_images.py. Added function to import a module … · timhutton/twitter-archive-parser@3e3eda6

…specified by a string.

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Show threadNils HörrmannNov 22, 2022
@paul_irish @matthiasott If I read the commit history correctly it's now part of the main script: https://github.com/timhutton/twitter-archive-parser/commit/ed6b11ca5f51cfc3047b4c6fbb9fdce32a2667d1
Brought all logic from download_better_images.py into parser.py. · timhutton/twitter-archive-parser@ed6b11c

Python code to parse a Twitter archive and output in various ways - Brought all logic from download_better_images.py into parser.py. · timhutton/twitter-archive-parser@ed6b11c

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Show threadMatthias OttNov 22, 2022
@nilshoerrmann @paul_irish Ah, great, thanks Nils!
Show threadMatthias OttNov 22, 2022
@paul_irish I still have it here locally and could send it…? 😉
Show threadjoolsNov 22, 2022

@paul_irish @matthiasott I wondered too but saw that Tim Hutton has incorporated it into the parser script: https://github.com/timhutton/twitter-archive-parser/commit/ed6b11ca5f51cfc3047b4c6fbb9fdce32a2667d1

Thanks for the pointer. Worked a treat.

Brought all logic from download_better_images.py into parser.py. · timhutton/twitter-archive-parser@ed6b11c

Python code to parse a Twitter archive and output in various ways - Brought all logic from download_better_images.py into parser.py. · timhutton/twitter-archive-parser@ed6b11c

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Show threadMatthias OttNov 22, 2022
@jools @paul_irish Yeah, looks like I need to update the post again so that it doesn’t confuse people 😁