The Accidental Developer

import twitter
import random

replyfile = 'twitterreply.log'
dmfile = 'twitterdm.log'
last_id = 0

api = twitter.Api(username='osric8ball', password='[actualpassword]')

friends = api.GetFriends()

responses = ['Signs Point To Yes','Yes','You May Rely On It','Ask Again Later','Concentrate And Ask Again','Outlook Good','My Sources Say No','Better Not Tell You Now','Without A Doubt','Reply Hazy, Try Again','It Is Decidedly So','Cannot Predict Now','My Reply Is No','As I See It Yes','It Is Certain','Yes Definitely','Don\'t Count On It','Most Likely','Very Doubtful','Outlook Not So Good']

def areWeFriends(screen_name):
isFriend = 0
for friend in friends:
if friend.screen_name == screen_name:
isFriend = 1
return isFriend

def makeFriend(screen_name):
if areWeFriends(screen_name) == 0:
api.CreateFriendship(user=screen_name)

def sendReply(screen_name):
makeFriend(screen_name)
response = responses[random.randint(0,19)]
api.PostUpdates('@' + screen_name + ': ' + response)
print '@' + screen_name + ': ' + response

def sendDirectMessage(screen_name):
makeFriend(screen_name)
response = responses[random.randint(0,19)]
api.PostDirectMessage(screen_name,response)
print 'd ' + screen_name + ': ' + response

#Read logs
log = open(replyfile, 'r')
last_reply_id = log.read()
log.close()

log = open(dmfile, 'r')
last_dm_id = log.read()
log.close()

if last_reply_id > 0 and last_dm_id > 0:

#Get replies and direct messages
replies = api.GetReplies(since_id=last_reply_id)
directMessages = api.GetDirectMessages(since_id=last_dm_id)

#Update logs
if directMessages != []:
last_dm_id = directMessages[0].id

if replies != []:
last_reply_id = replies[0].id

if last_reply_id > 0:
log = open(replyfile,'w')
log.write( str(last_reply_id) )
log.close()

if last_dm_id > 0:
log = open(dmfile,'w')
log.write( str(last_dm_id) )
log.close()

# Loop through replies
for reply in replies:
sendReply(reply.user.screen_name)

# Loop through direct messages
for directMessage in directMessages:
sendDirectMessage(directMessage.sender_screen_name)