Added optional arguments for specifying AskReddit threads and YouTube videos to be used

main.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from video_creation.background import download_background, chop_background_video
 from video_creation.voices import save_text_to_mp3
 from video_creation.screenshot_downloader import download_screenshots_of_reddit_posts
 from video_creation.final_video import make_final_video
+import argparse
 
 print_markdown(
     "### Thanks for using this tool! 😊 [Feel free to contribute to this project on GitHub!](https://lewismenelaws.com). If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me on Twitter or submit a GitHub issue."
@@ -12,11 +13,14 @@ print_markdown(
 
 time.sleep(3)
 
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument("--RedditID", help="ID of AskReddit thread to fetch") #This is an optional argument for specifiying the Reddit thread that you want
+parser.add_argument("--VideoID", help="ID of Youtube video to fetch") #This is an optional argument for specifiying the YouTube video that you want
+args = parser.parse_args()
 
-reddit_object = get_askreddit_threads()
+reddit_object = get_askreddit_threads(args.RedditID)
-
 length, number_of_comments = save_text_to_mp3(reddit_object)
 download_screenshots_of_reddit_posts(reddit_object, number_of_comments)
-download_background()
+download_background(args.VideoID)
-chop_background_video(length)
+chop_background_video(length, args.VideoID)
 final_video = make_final_video(number_of_comments)

reddit/askreddit.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import os
 
 
-def get_askreddit_threads():
+def get_askreddit_threads(threadID):
     """
     Returns a list of threads from the AskReddit subreddit.
     """
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ def get_askreddit_threads():
         username=os.getenv("REDDIT_USERNAME"),
         password=os.getenv("REDDIT_PASSWORD"),
     )
-    askreddit = reddit.subreddit("askreddit")
+    if threadID:
-    threads = askreddit.hot(limit=25)
+        submission = reddit.submission(threadID)
-    submission = list(threads)[random.randrange(0, 25)]
+    else:
+        askreddit = reddit.subreddit("askreddit")
+        threads = askreddit.hot(limit=25)
+        submission = list(threads)[random.randrange(0, 25)]
     print_substep(f"Video will be: {submission.title} :thumbsup:")
     try:
 

video_creation/background.py

@@ -12,33 +12,41 @@ def get_start_and_end_times(video_length, length_of_clip):
     return random_time, random_time + video_length
 
 
-def download_background():
+def download_background(videoID):
     """Downloads the background video from youtube.
 
     Shoutout to: bbswitzer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Dv4JMiwK8)
     """
+    if not videoID:
+        print_step(
+            "Shoutout to bbswitzer for his Minecraft parkour "
+        )
+        videoID = "n_Dv4JMiwK8"
+    url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={}".format(videoID)
 
-    if not Path("assets/mp4/background.mp4").is_file():
+    if not Path("assets/mp4/{}.mp4".format(videoID)).is_file():
         print_step(
-            "We need to download the Minecraft background video. This is fairly large but it's only done once. 😎"
+            "We need to download the background video. This is fairly large but it's only done once. 😎"
         )
         print_substep("Downloading the background video... please be patient 🙏")
-        YouTube("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Dv4JMiwK8").streams.filter(
+        YouTube(url).streams.filter(
             res="720p"
         ).first().download(
             "assets/mp4",
-            filename="background.mp4",
+            filename="{}.mp4".format(videoID),
         )
         print_substep("Background video downloaded successfully! 🎉", style="bold green")
 
 
-def chop_background_video(video_length):
+def chop_background_video(video_length, videoID):
     print_step("Finding a spot in the background video to chop...✂️")
-    background = VideoFileClip("assets/mp4/background.mp4")
+    if not videoID:
+        videoID = "n_Dv4JMiwK8"
+    background = VideoFileClip("assets/mp4/{}.mp4".format(videoID))
 
     start_time, end_time = get_start_and_end_times(video_length, background.duration)
     ffmpeg_extract_subclip(
-        "assets/mp4/background.mp4",
+        "assets/mp4/{}.mp4".format(videoID),
         start_time,
         end_time,
         targetname="assets/mp4/clip.mp4",

video_creation/voices.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def save_text_to_mp3(reddit_obj):
     # Create a folder for the mp3 files.
     Path("assets/mp3").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
-    tts = gTTS(text=reddit_obj["thread_title"], lang="en", slow=False, tld="co.uk")
+    tts = gTTS(text=reddit_obj["thread_title"], lang="en", slow=False, tld="com.au")
     tts.save(f"assets/mp3/title.mp3")
     length += MP3(f"assets/mp3/title.mp3").info.length