I just started using tweepy library to connect with streaming api of twitter. I encountered both on_status() and on_data() methods of the StreamListener class. What is the difference? Total noob here!
If you're only concerned with tweets, use on_status(). This will give you what you needed without the added information and doing so will not hinder your limit.
If you want detailed information use on_data(). --That's rarely the case unless you're doing heavy analysis.
What is the difference between on_data and on_status in the tweepy library?