Use get_latest_tweets.py to download the last tweets for the given query.
(1) You need to get your Twitter API Credentials by creating a new app at developer.twitter.com.
(2) Install tweepy.
(3) Clone the Python script.
(4) Enter the appropriate keys from your Twitter app in lines 5-8 of get_latest_tweets.py.
(5) Run the script by entering query terms and number of tweets to retrieve.