diff --git a/retweeter.py b/retweeter.py
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+import argparse, tools
+
+def getSavepoint(db, user):
+ db.executeQuery("SELECT max(tweet_id) FROM retweets WHERE author = '%s'" % user)
+ try:
+  return int(db.getNext()[0])
+ except:
+  print("No tweets from %s stored yet." % user)
+  return 0
+
+def retweet(user, two=tools.twObject(), db=tools.dbHelper(tools.dbpath())):
+ query = "from:" + user
+
+ savepoint = getSavepoint(db, user)
+ last = savepoint
+
+ timeline = two.search(query, savepoint)
+
+ tw_counter = 0
+
+ for status in timeline:
+  if status.text[0] != "@" or two.whoami() in status.text:
+   timestamp = status.created_at.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') + " +0000"
+   text = unescapeText(status.text)
+
+   db.executeQuery("INSERT INTO retweets('id','created_at','text') VALUES(" + str(status.id) + ",'" + timestamp + "','" + text + "')")
+   db.commit()
+
+   two.retweet(status.id)
+
+   last = status.id
+   tw_counter = tw_counter + 1
+
+ db.closeConnection()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+ parser.add_argument("user", help="handle (user name) of the source user")
+ user = parser.parse_args().user
+ retweet(user if user[0] != "@" else user[1:])