twitter.error.TwitterError: [{'code': 34, 'message': 'Sorry, that page does not exist.'}]

[PythonCoderAS]

Whenever I make a request with the api to fetch Direct Messages api.GetDirectMessages(), it always throws me a twittererror with the message "Sorry, that page does not exist."

Traceback:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:/Users/neela/Desktop/Programs/python projects/Mine/DM Storage/login.py", line 13, in <module>
    logging.info(api.GetDirectMessages())
  File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\site-packages\twitter\api.py", line 2937, in GetDirectMessages
    data = self._ParseAndCheckTwitter(resp.content.decode('utf-8'))
  File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\site-packages\twitter\api.py", line 4908, in _ParseAndCheckTwitter
    self._CheckForTwitterError(data)
  File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\site-packages\twitter\api.py", line 4928, in _CheckForTwitterError
    raise TwitterError(data['errors'])
twitter.error.TwitterError: [{'code': 34, 'message': 'Sorry, that page does not exist.'}]

I tried looking through #592 , but it was closed at Nov. 2018, and the new endpoints should have been implemented. There have been four months since the closure, and how has there not been enough time to update the API endpoints?

[esemeniuc]

+1 have this problem

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[esemeniuc]

here's a quick hack to be able to use json: TrustedCapsules@e0c9085

The DirectMessage class needs to be updated (see https://github.com/TrustedCapsules/python-twitter/blob/e0c90859e136a833d5bf7264438718f1b0cf85c2/twitter/models.py#L180)

[theelk801]

Hi, I tried the fix and it didn't work, I just get the following:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "[path_removed]/tweeting.py", line 13, in
api.GetDirectMessages()
File "[path_removed]/twitter/api.py", line 2942, in GetDirectMessages
return [DirectMessage.NewFromJsonDict(x) for x in data]
File "[path_removed]/twitter/api.py", line 2942, in
return [DirectMessage.NewFromJsonDict(x) for x in data]
File "[path_removed]/twitter/models.py", line 88, in NewFromJsonDict
json_data = data.copy()
AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'copy'

[esemeniuc]

@theelk801 You must use the return_json flag since the model hasnt been updated. Then you can manually manipulate the dict

[theelk801]

Oh, I see. Alright, I suppose that'll have to do for now. Thanks!

[PythonCoderAS]

For anyone confused on how to implement the flag, it is api.GetDirectMessages(return_json=True) where api is the TwitterApi instance

[pacu]

I'm getting the same error 34 when trying to get DMs from an authorized App, even when I'm using the return_json parameter. :-/

[mdd423]

I am still having the same error in accessing DMs and neither the return_json parameter nor that quick hack fix work :/

[DVRodri8]

Hi guys, the Error is caused by the old version of pip package, in the pip version the function GetDirectMessages uses an old URL, you can change that for the new url.
Step 1: find api.py file
run pip show python-twitter and see the path

Step 2: find the old url
in api.py, line 2922

Step 3:
change that line with
url = '%s/direct_messages/events/list.json' % self.base_url

[PythonCoderAS]

@DVRodri8 So you mean update the package?

[kevr]

Is there any kind of ETA or planning on getting this in the project?

[sebastiansam55]

Hi guys, the Error is caused by the old version of pip package, in the pip version the function GetDirectMessages uses an old URL, you can change that for the new url.
Step 1: find api.py file
run pip show python-twitter and see the path

Step 2: find the old url
in api.py, line 2922

Step 3:
change that line with
url = '%s/direct_messages/events/list.json' % self.base_url

This plus return_json=True made it work for me