Python - Download Media From Subreddit
The below python script will download media from subreddits, it can be useful for downloading all the wallpapers posted to r/wallpapers.
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 Subreddit | |
| # Description: Download Media Posted to a Subreddit | |
| # More info: https://alteredadmin.github.io/posts/python-download-media-from-subreddit/ | |
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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() | |
| subs = [""] | |
| # 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 | |
| imgs = ('https://i.redd.it', 'https://i.imgur.com') | |
| vids = ('https://gfycat.com') | |
| wd = os.path.join(os.environ.get("HOME"), "Downloads", "stuffs", '') | |
| print() | |
| print(now.year, now.month, now.day, now.hour, now.minute, now.second) | |
| print() | |
| def img_getter(all): | |
| try: | |
| os.mkdir(path) | |
| 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]) | |
| 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 sub in subs: | |
| path = os.path.join(wd, sub, '') | |
| ytdl = path + "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" | |
| print(sub) | |
| print('Getting new') | |
| img_getter(reddit.subreddit(sub).hot(limit=None)) | |
| img_getter(reddit.subreddit(sub).new(limit=None)) | |
| img_getter(reddit.subreddit(sub).top(limit=None)) | |
| img_getter(reddit.subreddit(sub).controversial(limit=None)) |