get_friends.py

'''
This is a test for getting a user and his friends.
'''
import twitter
from oauth import Auth
from user  import User
from models import Friend
from searchem import db

api  = Auth().api
user = User(api)

# fetch user friends and store in the database:
friends = user.get_friends('wa3l')
for user in friends:
  model = Friend(user)
  db.session.add(model)
  print user
db.session.commit()