readme.md

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

Install

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Setup the sqlite db
python setup.py

Requirements

• Python
• Praw
• A Reddit Account

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

.env:

cp .env.example .env

1. BOT_NAME: your Reddit username
2. PASSWORD: your Reddit password
3. CLIENT_ID: the outputted client id
4. CLIENT_SECRET: the outputted secret

reddit_bot.py:

Set the subreddit to search (default = "r/test"):

r.subreddit('test')

Comment search criteria (default = "sample user comment"):

if "sample user comment"

Bot's comment reply (default = "Hey, I like your comment!"):

comment.reply("Hey, I like your comment!")

Usage

Navigate into the bot directory. Run your bot:

$ python reddit_bot.py

Docker

It's possible to containerise the script.

To build it:

docker build -t reddit_bot -f .docker/reddit_bot/Dockerfile .

Then run with:

docker run -e SUBREDDIT=test -e SLEEP=0 -e SUBMISSION_PROBABILITY=0.25 -e COMMENT_PROBABILITY=0.1 -e REPLY_AGE=4 -e ENV=test -e MODE=once -e BOT_NAME=xxx -e PASSWORD=xxx -e CLIENT_ID=xxx -e CLIENT_SECRET=xxx reddit_bot

Phrase Sources

For a rundown of the phrases and their sources, see phrases.md. Yes, Elon Musk has said everything this dumb bot repeats.

Credits

• u/citycentre95 for convincing me to do this and a few ideas.
• u/Which_way_witcher for a few more ideas.
• u/RespondNo4954 for starting a petition to unban the bot, and succeeding!
• u/throwaway3292923 for joining the discussion with a suggestion, "It's a hit piece".
• u/Hot-Bint for a bunch of ideas.
• Everyone on r/EnoughMuskSpam who had something nice to say about the bot. Very few of the things I make gets feedback like this.