json2urls.py

#!/bin/python3

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import json
import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Timeline in JSON to list of URLS', epilog='P.S. Trust The Plan')
parser.add_argument('--input', help='JSON File', type=argparse.FileType('r', encoding='utf-8'), required=True)
args = parser.parse_args()

for line in args.input:
    j = json.loads(line)
    print(f"https://www.twitter.com/{j['user']['screen_name']}/status/{j['id_str']}")