Python - Download Media From a Reddit User
The below python script will download media from a reddit users account.
You will need to set up a reddit client_id='', client_secret='', google can assist you with setting that up.
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| # Title: Python - Download media from a reddit user | |
| # Description: Download Media that a reddit user posted. | |
| # More info: https://alteredadmin.github.io/posts/python-download-media-from-a-reddit-user/ | |
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| import praw | |
| import datetime | |
| import os.path | |
| import subprocess | |
| # Make sure to Fill in below API info | |
| reddit = praw.Reddit(client_id='', | |
| client_secret='', | |
| user_agent='my user agent') | |
| now = datetime.datetime.now() | |
| users = [""] | |
| # Here can you set what domains you want to download from. | |
| # This list is short because there is not many external domains that get posted to reddit for media | |
| for each in users: | |
| bio = reddit.redditor(each).subreddit["public_description"] | |
| print(bio) | |
| karma = reddit.redditor(each).link_karma | |
| print(karma) | |
| imgs = ('https://i.redd.it', 'https://i.imgur.com') | |
| vids = ('https://gfycat.com' | |
| wd = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "Downloads", "stuffs", "~users", '') | |
| # all = reddit.subreddit(user).new(limit=100000) | |
| # path = os.path.join(wd, user, '') | |
| # ytdl = path + "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" | |
| print() | |
| print(now.year, now.month, now.day, now.hour, now.minute, now.second) | |
| print() | |
| def img_getter(all): | |
| #marker | |
| try: | |
| os.mkdir(path) | |
| # print("Directory '% s' created" % directory) | |
| except OSError: | |
| print("Creation of the directory %s failed or already exists" % path) | |
| else: | |
| print("Successfully created the directory %s" % path) | |
| for post in all: | |
| print(post.url) | |
| if str(post.url).startswith(imgs): | |
| try: | |
| subprocess.run(["wget", "-nc", "-P", path, post.url]) | |
| # wg = wget.download(post.url, path) | |
| except: | |
| break | |
| elif str(post.url).startswith(vids): | |
| print("Found a Vid") | |
| # subprocess.run(["youtube-dl", "-i", "-o", ytdl, post.url]) | |
| subprocess.run(["youtube-dl", "-i", "--playlist-end", "1", "-o", ytdl, post.url]) | |
| for user in users: | |
| path = os.path.join(wd, user, '') | |
| ytdl = path + "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" | |
| print('Getting new') | |
| img_getter(reddit.redditor(user).submissions.new(limit=None)) | |
| # print('Getting Hot') | |
| img_getter(reddit.redditor(user).submissions.hot(limit=None)) | |
| img_getter(reddit.redditor(user).top(limit=None)) |