Reddit-extractor

A simple Python tool to extract Reddit threads into a JSON file.

Dev setup

1. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate

2. Install the dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Place an .env file in the root directory with the following content:

   REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=<your Reddit client ID>
   REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=<your Reddit client secret>
   REDDIT_USERNAME=<your Reddit username>
   REDDIT_PASSWORD=<your Reddit password>
   REDDIT_USER_AGENT=<your Reddit user agent>

4. Add threads you want to extract in the main.py file:

   # List of URLs/posts to extract
   TARGETED_URLS = [
       "https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1crnefz/a_man_returns_from_the_doctor_and_tells_his_wife/",
       "https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/1cu5vzu/aita_for_sticking_to_my_word_and_not_giving_my/"
   ]

5. Run the script:

   python main.py

6. The extracted threads will be saved in the output directory.