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botsRgood.txt

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+https://chatbotslife.com/how-to-build-a-reddit-bot-c890efb330c1

comments.py

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+#submissions.comments 
+
+#need a submission object and then can scan that objects comments after 
+

infinite_loops.txt

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+if you have an infinite loop in your code 
+keep pressing ctrl-c to force stop the execution 
+
+Dont want to spam post stuff to the reddit board 
+

linux_setup.txt

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+Both Python2 and Python3 are installed on most Linux distros by default
+
+Do all of this in a terminal.
+
+   PIP is not usually installed on Linux
+     sudo apt install python3-pip
+
+   pip3 uses the python3 installer   
+     sudo pip3 install praw
+
+test to see is praw installed 
+     python3
+
+>> import praw
+ 
+if no error message comes up then it is installed.

posts_replied_to.txt

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+dlk3nt

praw.ini

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+
+[bot1]
+client_id = cccccc
+client_secret = ccccc
+password = cccc
+username = cccc
+user_agent=skynet001
+
+
+
+

reddit_account.txt

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+Creating an account or using your old account.
+
+Go to our subreddit r/ulcompsoc
+
+registering for dev credentials 
+
+redirect_url = 127.0.0.1
+
+This is not important as you are running a script from the terminal.
+
+Explaining oauth is another challenge in itself.

reply.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+import praw
+import pdb
+import re
+import os
+#what are the 3 other imports needed for.
+
+reddit = praw.Reddit('bot1')
+
+subreddit = reddit.subreddit("ulcompsoc")
+
+if not os.path.isfile("posts_replied_to.txt"):
+    posts_replied_to = []
+else:
+    with open("posts_replied_to.txt") as f:
+        posts_replied_to = f.read()
+        posts_replied_to = posts_replied_to.split("\n")
+        posts_replied_to = list(filter(None, posts_replied_to))
+      
+subreddit = reddit.subreddit("ulcompsoc")
+for submission in subreddit.hot(limit=2):
+    if submission.id not in posts_replied_to:
+        if re.search("compsoc loves python", submission.title, re.IGNORECASE):
+            submission.reply("Skynet0001 says Hello!")
+            print("Bot replying to : ", submission.title)
+            posts_replied_to.append(submission.id)
+
+with open("posts_replied_to.txt", "w") as f:
+    for post_id in posts_replied_to:
+        f.write(post_id + "\n")
+
+

running_scripts.txt

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+
+
+naviagate to the directory that you want in the terminal 
+
+if on windows type > dir
+if on GNU/Linux ;^) or Mac type > ls
+
+to see where the terminal is currently pointed.
+
+To navigate to other directories type > cd the_folder
+so if you are in home and want to move to Documents 
+cd Documents
+
+When you are in the directory with your script. Type 
+
+python3 your_script.py
+
+experiment with using python your_script.py and guess why it does work or it doesnt work.
+
+This depends on if python2 is also installed. 
+If its not python on its own will work 
+
+do both python and python3 have the same result?
+
+
+
+===
+
+Windows - open the python script in idle
+The above steps would have worked for you but theres an alternative
+To open idle, press the windows key and type idle open and code from there
+To run press f5

scrape.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+import praw
+
+reddit = praw.Reddit('bot1')
+
+subreddit = reddit.subreddit("ulcompsoc")
+
+for submission in subreddit.hot(limit=2):
+    print("Title: ", submission.title)
+    print("Text: ", submission.selftext)
+    print("Score: ", submission.score)
+print("---------------------------------\n")