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The are three libraries that you will need. Tweepy for more easily use of the Twitter API, requests to obtain the information from the NASA API through an HTTP request, python-dotenv, which I used to store and access my private keys without exposing them publicly. You can manually install these libraries or if you cloned my Github repository, install through the requirements.txt file.
To access the Twitter API, you must go to Twitter's developers portal. Make sure to log into the portal with the same account you want your banner to change automatically. I'll not cover step-by-step what you need to do to obtain access to the Twitter API, but here is guide. You'll need to apply for Elevated Access to the API (step four) because the request to update one's profile is part of the v1.1 endpoints. It is not difficult to obtain elevated access. You'll have to explain how you will use the API so they know you are following their terms of conduct.