The user can select thread

.env.template

@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ REDDIT_2FA=""
 # Valid options are "light" and "dark"
 THEME=""
 
+# Enter either a SUBREDDIT to choose randomly from or SUBMISSION_ID but not both
 # Enter a subreddit, e.g. "AskReddit"
 SUBREDDIT=""
+# Enter submission id, e.g. "v4nt9m"
+SUBMISSION_ID=""
 
 # Range is 0 -> 1
 OPACITY="0.9"

reddit/subreddit.py

@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
+from asyncio.windows_events import NULL
 from utils.console import print_markdown, print_step, print_substep
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import os, random, praw, re
 
+def get_random_submission(reddit , subreddit_name):
+    subreddit = reddit.subreddit(re.sub(r"r\/", "", subreddit_name))
+    threads = subreddit.hot(limit=25)
+    return list(threads)[random.randrange(0, 25)]
+
 def get_subreddit_threads():
     global submission
     """
@@ -10,8 +16,6 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
 
     load_dotenv()
 
-    print_step("Getting AskReddit threads...")
-
     if os.getenv("REDDIT_2FA", default="no").casefold() == "yes":
         print(
             "\nEnter your two-factor authentication code from your authenticator app.\n"
@@ -33,20 +37,31 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
         password=passkey,
     )
 
-    if os.getenv("SUBREDDIT"):
-        subreddit = reddit.subreddit(re.sub(r"r\/", "", os.getenv("SUBREDDIT")))
-    else:
-        # ! Prompt the user to enter a subreddit
-        try:
-            subreddit = reddit.subreddit(
-                re.sub(r"r\/", "", input("What subreddit would you like to pull from? "))
-            )
-        except ValueError:
-            subreddit = reddit.subreddit("askreddit")
-            print_substep("Subreddit not defined. Using AskReddit.")
+    submission = NULL;
+
+    try:
+        if os.getenv("SUBMISSION_ID"):
+            print_step("Getting submissions from " + os.getenv("SUBMISSION_ID") + " based on .env file value")
+            submission = reddit.submission(os.getenv("SUBMISSION_ID"))
+        elif os.getenv("SUBREDDIT"):
+            print_step("Getting a radon submission from " + os.getenv("SUBREDDIT") + " based on .env file value")
+            submission = get_random_submission(reddit , os.getenv("SUBREDDIT"))
+        else:
+            print_step("Choose your option : ")
+            print_substep("1: Enter subreddit to pull randomly from")
+            print_substep("2: Enter a submission to ID")
+            print_substep("3: Pull randomly from AskReddit")
+            option = int(input("Enter the option number : "))
+            if option == 1:
+                submission = get_random_submission(reddit , input("What subreddit would you like to pull from? "))
+            elif option == 2:
+                submission = reddit.submission(input("Enter submission ID : "));
+            else:
+                submission = get_random_submission(reddit , "askreddit")
+    except ValueError:
+         print_substep("Subreddit not defined. Using AskReddit.")
+         submission = get_random_submission(reddit , "askreddit")
         
-    threads = subreddit.hot(limit=25)
-    submission = list(threads)[random.randrange(0, 25)]
     print_substep(f"Video will be: {submission.title} :thumbsup:")
     try: