Reduker

Reduker the Reddit comment nuker

A Python-based GUI application to edit and then wipe all comment history from a Reddit user account.

File name: reduker.py
Author: Matthew O'Brien (mattjamo)
Created: 2024-08-18
Version: 1.0
Description: This application allows a user to edit and then wipe all comment history from a specific user account. Generate a 'personal use script' token using Reddit's developer authorized applications webpage and set the global variables below to configure Reduker. Run using python reduker.py.

Global Variable List:

• _username: The Reddit username of the account you want to wipe.
• _password: The user account password.
• client_id: Listed under "personal use script" text.
• client_secret: Listed beside "secret" text.
• _user_agent: A label to indicate the application using the Reddit API.
• _phrase: The text to replace all comments with prior to deletion.
• _batchSize: The number of comments to process at a time.

Dependencies:

• Validated using Python 3.12.5
• PyQt5==5.15.11
• praw==7.7.1

Installation Instructions:

1. Generate a developer token and ensure adequate permissions are set.
2. Install the dependencies:

   pip install PyQt5==5.15.11
   pip install praw==7.7.1