Added suggested refactor from Minkiu

mastotuit.py

@@ -51,40 +51,54 @@ def get_toot(title):
     return tuit_text
 
 def compose_tweet(tuit_text, with_images, is_reply):
-    images_ids = []
+
+    images_id_lst = []
 
     if with_images:
+
         for image in images_list:
-            file_ = filetype.guess('images/' + image)
-            is_video = True if file_.mime == 'video/mp4' else False
-            # It's a video, let's do some processing...
+
+            kind = filetype.guess('images/' + image)
+            is_video = True if kind.mime == 'video/mp4' else False
+
             if is_video:
+
                 try:
-                    ffmpeg_probe = ffmpeg.probe(f'images/{image}')
+
+                    probe = ffmpeg.probe(f'images/{image}')
                     video_duration = float(
-                        ffmpeg_probe['streams'][0]['duration']
+                        probe['streams'][0]['duration']
                     )
+
                 except Exception as e:
+
                     print(f'Error while trying to probe {image}\n{e}')
                     sys.exit(e)
 
                 if video_duration > 139:
+
                     print(f'video duration is too large: {video_duration}')
-                    # We could potentially use ffmpeg to shorten the video
-                    # We skip to the next image
                     continue
 
             try:
-                # Now let's uplaod the media...
+
                 media_upload = api.media_upload(
                     f'images/{image}',
-                    media_category='tweet_video' if is_video else'tweet_image'
+                    media_category='tweet_video' if is_video else 'tweet_image'
                 )
 
-                if media_upload.processing_info['state'] == 'succeeded':
-                    images_ids.append(media_upload.media_id)
+                if is_video:
+
+                    if media_upload.processing_info['state'] == 'succeeded':
+
+                        images_id_lst.append(media_upload.media_id)
+
+                else:
+
+                    images_id_lst.append(media_upload.media_id)
 
             except TweepyException as err:
+
                 print('Error while uploading media!\n')
                 sys.exit(err)
 
@@ -92,43 +106,47 @@ def compose_tweet(tuit_text, with_images, is_reply):
     tuit_text2 = ''
 
     if len(tuit_text) > 280:
+
         tuit_max_length = 250 if with_images else 275
 
-        tuit_text = '{0} (1/2)'.format(
+        tuit_text1 = '{0} (1/2)'.format(
             tuit_text[:tuit_max_length].rsplit(' ', 1)[0]
         )
         tuit_text2 = '{0} (2/2)'.format(
-            tuit_text[len(tuit_text) - 6:]  # Why minus 6?
+            tuit_text[len(tuit_text1) - 6:]
         )
 
         try:
+
             first_tweet = api.update_status(
-                status=tuit_text,
-                # No idea where `tweet_id` is defined/coming from
+                status=tuit_text1,
                 in_reply_to_status_id=tweet_id if is_reply else ''
             )
 
             tweet = api.update_status(
                 status=tuit_text2,
                 in_reply_to_status_id=first_tweet.id,
-                media_ids=images_ids
+                media_ids=images_id_lst
             )
 
         except TweepyException as err:
+
             print('Error while trying to publish split tweet.\n')
             sys.exit(err)
 
-
     else:
+
         try:
+
             tweet = api.update_status(
                 status=tuit_text,
-                # No idea where `tweet_id` is defined/coming from
                 in_reply_to_status_id=tweet_id if is_reply else '',
-                media_ids=images_ids  # defaults to empty list
+                media_ids=images_id_lst
             )
+
         except TweepyException as err:
-            print('Errror while trying to publish tweet.\n')
+
+            print('Error while trying to publish tweet.\n')
             sys.exit(err)
 
     return tweet