reddit-bot-cli

Reddit Bot CLI is a command-line tool that automatically monitors specific subreddits for keywords and posts comments when those keywords are found. This tool is ideal for automating responses to relevant Reddit posts.

Features

• Monitor multiple subreddits for keywords.
• Automatically post comments on matching posts.
• Configurable settings through a .ini file.

Installation

To install the Reddit Bot CLI, use pip:

pip install reddit-bot-cli

Configuration

The bot requires a configuration file to store your Reddit API credentials and bot settings. You can create the configuration interactively using the following command:

reddit-bot-cli --create-config

This will prompt you for the required information:

• Reddit Client ID
• Reddit Client Secret
• Reddit Username
• Reddit Password
• Reddit User Agent
• Subreddits to monitor (comma-separated)
• Keywords to search for (comma-separated)
• Comment text to post when a match is found

The configuration will be saved in a file (e.g., config.ini).

Alternatively, you can manually create the config.ini file in the following format:

[reddit]
client_id = YOUR_CLIENT_ID
client_secret = YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET
username = YOUR_USERNAME
password = YOUR_PASSWORD
user_agent = YOUR_USER_AGENT

[bot_settings]
subreddits = subreddit1, subreddit2
keywords = keyword1, keyword2
comment_text = This is an automated comment matching one of the keywords!

How to Get Reddit API Credentials

1. Go to the Reddit Developer Apps page.
2. Click Create App or Create Another App.
3. Fill out the form:
   • Choose script.
   • Name your app.
   • Set the redirect URI to http://localhost:8080.
4. After creating, you'll get your client ID and client secret.
5. Copy the client ID, client secret, and set your user agent (this can be any string, e.g., reddit-bot-cli/1.0).

Usage

Once the configuration is ready, you can start the bot by running:

reddit-bot-cli --config /path/to/config.ini

Example:

reddit-bot-cli --config reddit_bot/config.ini

The bot will start monitoring the specified subreddits and post comments when it finds matching keywords.

Command-line Arguments:

• --config : Specify the path to your configuration file (default: config.ini).
• --create-config : Create a new configuration file interactively.

Logging

All bot activity is logged to the logs/bot.log file. You can check this file to see when the bot found a post and posted a comment.

Development

If you want to contribute to this project or run it locally, you can clone the repository and install dependencies in a virtual environment:

git clone https://github.com/VashonG/reddit-bot-cli.git
cd reddit-bot-cli
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

To run the bot:

python -m reddit_bot.cli --config reddit_bot/config.ini

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Notes:

• Replace YOUR_CLIENT_ID, YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET, YOUR_USERNAME, YOUR_PASSWORD, and YOUR_USER_AGENT in the example config with actual values.
• Update the GitHub URL in the Development section to point to your repository.