A user employing the twikit Python library to webscrape X (formerly Twitter) faces challenges in validating the expiration of the auth_token. The auth_token, crucial for accessing X’s data, is stored in a cookies.json file. The user’s script checks if the token has expired by comparing its expiration time with the current time. If expired, the script triggers a relogin process to generate a new token. However, the user struggles with obtaining the secret key required by the PyJwt library to decode the token. This issue arises because twikit does not actively store or manage secret keys for API calls. The user’s code snippet includes functions for logging in, saving cookies, and loading them if they are still valid. The script also aims to scrape at least 10 tweets related to “Nvidia stock,” but the focus remains on resolving the token validation issue.
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