initSession: A function to initiate a Twitter session
Description
This function will initiate a web session for the user with the
Twitter servers, providing a handle which is then used throughout the
rest of the functions of twitteR.
Usage
initSession(username, password)
Arguments
username
Your Twitter screenname
password
Your Twitter password
Value
An object of class CURLHandle
Details
As of now, twitteR still uses the old authentication method,
and not OAuth. This function provides a CURLHandle
which can then be passed along to any other function within the
package in order to achieve proper authentication.