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+from mastodon import Mastodon
+from pprint import pprint
+
+with open('token.txt', 'r') as token:
+    mastodon = Mastodon(access_token=token.read(),
+                        api_base_url="https://post.lurk.org/")
+'''
+mastodon direct messages, are the same as toots: *status updates*
+With the difference that their visibility rathern than
+being public / unlisted / private, are direct status updates
+'''
+
+my_credentials = mastodon.account_verify_credentials()
+my_id = my_credentials['id']
+my_statuses = mastodon.account_statuses(id=my_id)
+
+for status in my_statuses:
+    if status['visibility'] == 'direct':  # filter only direct msgs
+        # pprint(status)
+        pprint(status['mentions'])
+        print(status['content'], status['id'], status['created_at'], '\n')