simonw · May 13, 2025 14:18 · simonw · Nov 24, 2024 · simonw · Nov 24, 2024
diff --git a/follow_theirs.py b/follow_theirs.py
 # /// script
 # dependencies = [
 #   "atproto"
 # ]
 # ///
 from atproto import Client
 import getpass
 import time


 def follow_user_follows(client, target_user):
    "Follow everyone the target_user is following."

    cursor = None
    total_followed = 0

    while True:
        # Step 1: Fetch a batch of accounts the target user is following
        # https://docs.bsky.app/docs/api/app-bsky-graph-get-follows
        response = client.app.bsky.graph.get_follows(
            {"actor": target_user, "limit": 100, "cursor": cursor}
        )

        # Step 2: Iterate through the accounts
        for follow in response.follows:
            try:
                # Step 3: Follow each account
                client.follow(follow.did)
                print(f"Following {follow.handle}")
                total_followed += 1

                # Step 4: Add a delay to respect rate limits
                time.sleep(2)
            except Exception as e:
                print(f"Error following {follow.handle}: {str(e)}")

        # Step 5: Check for more accounts to follow
        if not response.cursor:
            break
        cursor = response.cursor

        # Step 6: Print progress
        print(f"Followed {total_followed} users so far")

    # Step 7: Print final result
    print(f"Finished following {total_followed} users")


 if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Step 8: Set up credentials
    USERNAME = input("your_username.bsky.social ")
    APP_PASSWORD = getpass.getpass("your_app_password ")
    TARGET_USER = input("target_user.bsky.social ")

    # Step 9: Initialize and authenticate client
    client = Client()
    client.login(USERNAME, APP_PASSWORD)

    # Step 10: Execute the follow process
    follow_user_follows(client, TARGET_USER)
	# /// script
	# dependencies = [
	# "atproto"
	# ]
	# ///
	from atproto import Client
	import getpass
	import time


	def follow_user_follows(client, target_user):
	"Follow everyone the target_user is following."

	cursor = None
	total_followed = 0

	while True:
	# Step 1: Fetch a batch of accounts the target user is following
	# https://docs.bsky.app/docs/api/app-bsky-graph-get-follows
	response = client.app.bsky.graph.get_follows(
	{"actor": target_user, "limit": 100, "cursor": cursor}
	)

	# Step 2: Iterate through the accounts
	for follow in response.follows:
	try:
	# Step 3: Follow each account
	client.follow(follow.did)
	print(f"Following {follow.handle}")
	total_followed += 1

	# Step 4: Add a delay to respect rate limits
	time.sleep(2)
	except Exception as e:
	print(f"Error following {follow.handle}: {str(e)}")

	# Step 5: Check for more accounts to follow
	if not response.cursor:
	break
	cursor = response.cursor

	# Step 6: Print progress
	print(f"Followed {total_followed} users so far")

	# Step 7: Print final result
	print(f"Finished following {total_followed} users")


	if __name__ == "__main__":
	# Step 8: Set up credentials
	USERNAME = input("your_username.bsky.social ")
	APP_PASSWORD = getpass.getpass("your_app_password ")
	TARGET_USER = input("target_user.bsky.social ")

	# Step 9: Initialize and authenticate client
	client = Client()
	client.login(USERNAME, APP_PASSWORD)

	# Step 10: Execute the follow process
	follow_user_follows(client, TARGET_USER)