USERNAME

PASSWORD

CLIENT_SECRET

CLIENT_ID

ACCESS_TOKEN

POST_ID

SUBREDDIT_NAME

REFRESH_TOKEN

Delve into using the Reddit API to create and manage subreddits, posts, and comments. Explore PRAW for simplified development and integrate it with Django to build a functional Reddit client.

Getting Started with the Reddit APIs in Python.png

tarball.tar.gz

foo-2

oauth-api

Reddit is a social media platform that allows users to create and manage communities around many various topics. Users can vote and comment on posts made by other users, which allows for better content to rise to the top.

In this course, you’ll learn to create and manage various Reddit content features using the Reddit API. You’ll start with an API token to ensure secure interaction with Reddit before diving into the API’s various functions. You’ll learn to create a subreddit, posts, and comments. Next, you’ll learn how to read the material and react to it with Reddit’s voting system. Additionally, you’ll review the Python Reddit API Wrapper (PRAW), which allows for a faster and simpler development experience. You’ll finish by integrating PRAW with a Django application.

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to build a fully functional Reddit client to create, interact, and manage content using the Reddit API.

Getting Started with the Reddit APIs in Python

align-center

import praw
import json

reddit = praw.Reddit(
    client_id="{{CLIENT_ID}}",
    client_secret="{{CLIENT_SECRET}}",
    refresh_token="{{REFRESH_TOKEN}}",
    user_agent="testscript by u/{{USERNAME}}"
)
try:
    subreddit = reddit.subreddit("{{SUBREDDIT_NAME}}")
    title = "Sample title"
    selftext = "Heyyy from PRAW!"

    response = subreddit.submit(title=title,selftext=selftext)

    print(response)
    
except Exception as e:
    print(e)

Learn how to get and make posts and comments using Python Reddit API Wrapper (PRAW).

Parameter	Type	Category	Description
`title`	string	required	The title we want in our new post.
`self_text`	string	required	The body of the post.

Introduction

Interact With Subreddits

Python Reddit API Wrapper

Use PRAW To Moderate Reddit

PRAW Integration with Django

Conclusion

Appendix

Use PRAW to Interact With Posts and Comments

Make a post