MrIago / Reddit-Comment-Scraper

Reddit Comment Scraper

Description

This project is a Reddit comment scraper developed in Python. It allows users to enter the ID of a Reddit post and extract all comments and their replies, saving the data to a JSON file.

Features

• Graphical user interface for ease of use.
• Extraction of all comments and replies from a specified Reddit post.
• Display of the total number of comments and replies after scraping.
• Ability to save the data to a JSON file.

Technologies Used

• Python
• Tkinter for the graphical interface
• PRAW (Python Reddit API Wrapper) for accessing Reddit data: https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps

How to Use

1. Clone the repository to your local machine.
2. Install the necessary dependencies, including praw and tkinter.
3. Run the Python script.
4. Enter the ID of the Reddit post in the graphical interface.
5. Click "Scrape" to start extracting comments.
6. Upon completion, a summary of the total comments and replies will be displayed.
7. Click "Save" to save the data to a JSON file.

Installation

Ensure you have Python installed on your computer. Then, install the required dependencies:

pip install praw