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reddit_scraper.py
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import praw
import config
import subprocess
from redvid import Downloader
def download_vid(url, directory):
"""
Download a video from a given URL and save it to a specified directory.
Args:
url (str): The URL of the video to download.
directory (str): The directory to save the downloaded video
Returns:
None
"""
print(f"Attempting to download the following reddit video: {url}")
download = Downloader(url, max_q=True)
download.path = directory
download.download()
def scrape_reddit(subreddit):
"""
Scrape top posts from a specified subreddit and return a list of dictionaries containing post information.
Args:
subreddit (str): The name of the subreddit to scrape.
Returns:
A list of dictionaries containing post information.
"""
print("Logging into Reddit...")
red = praw.Reddit(**config.reddit_login)
print("Log in success! Retrieving post info...")
sub = red.subreddit(subreddit).top("week", limit=99)
output = []
for i in sub:
if not i.stickied and not i.over_18:
url = i.url
if url.split('.')[0] != 'https://v':
continue
output.append({
'url': url,
'title': i.title,
'author': i.author.name
})
print("Scraping reddit success! Returning list of info back to main.")
return output