yashar1 / reddit-comment-bot

Reddit bot that auto replies to comments on set subreddits

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Reddit Comment Bot

This Reddit Comment Bot is a Python-based auto-responder.

  • Pick a subreddit to scan.
  • Designate a specific comment to search for.
  • Set your bot's reply.

Requirements

Setup

Reddit App:

  1. Navigate to the Apps page
  2. Click create an app
  3. name: Set a name for your app
  4. type: Script
  5. description: Optional
  6. about url: Optional
  7. redirect uri: http://localhost:8080
  8. Note the outputted client id and secret

config.py:

  1. REDDIT_USERNAME: your Reddit username
  2. REDDIT_PASSWORD: your Reddit password
  3. REDDIT_CLIENT_ID: the outputted client id
  4. REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET: the outputted secret
  5. REDDIT_USER_AGENT: a unique identifier for your bot
  6. TARGET_SUBREDDIT: the subreddit to scan (default = "test")
  7. TARGET_STRING: the comment search criteria (default = "sample user comment")
  8. REPLY_MESSAGE: your bot's comment reply (default = "Hey, I like your comment!")
  9. SLEEP_DURATION: sleep duration between bot runs in seconds (default = 10)

Usage

  • Navigate into the bot directory.
  • Run your bot:
$ python reddit_bot.py

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Reddit bot that auto replies to comments on set subreddits


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