Twython update_status_with_media error
Question: I have the following code:

    
    
    photo = open(os.path.join("images", localFileName), 'rb')
    tweetThis = "status"
    twitter.update_status_with_media(status=tweetThis, media=photo)
    

Here is the traceback:

    
    
        twitter.update_status_with_media(status=status, media=photo)
      File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/twython/endpoints.py", line 107, in update_status_with_media
        return self.post('statuses/update_with_media', params=params)
      File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/twython/api.py", line 234, in post
        return self.request(endpoint, 'POST', params=params, version=version)
      File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/twython/api.py", line 224, in request
        content = self._request(url, method=method, params=params, api_call=url)
      File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/twython/api.py", line 194, in _request
        retry_after=response.headers.get('retry-after'))
    twython.exceptions.TwythonError: Twitter API returned a 403 (Forbidden), Status creation failed: Tweet creation failed.
    

I have tested `twitter.update_status(status='TEST')` which works correctly
meaning I have the correct credentials and permissions. What's wrong with the
media version?


Answer: Try changing `os.path.join("images", localFileName)` to just `/path/to/file`.
Not completely sure, but this is the only likely thing that is going wrong.
Also, don't set your variable for your status to be `status`, it shadows the
`twython` syntax: `twython.twitter.update_status_with_media(status, media)`

Here is an example:

    
    
    from twython import Twython
    from time import strftime
    
    CONSUMER_KEY = '***'
    CONSUMER_SECRET = '***'
    ACCESS_KEY = '***'
    ACCESS_SECRET = '***'
    
    #load your twitter credentials
    twyapi = Twython(CONSUMER_KEY,CONSUMER_SECRET,ACCESS_KEY,ACCESS_SECRET)
    photo = open('/Users/aj8uppal/Desktop/images.jpg', 'rb')
    twyapi.update_status_with_media(status='I love python!', media=photo)
    

