from utils.console import print_markdown, print_step, print_substep import praw import random from dotenv import load_dotenv import os def get_askreddit_threads(): """ Returns a list of threads from the AskReddit subreddit. """ print_step("Getting AskReddit threads...") content = {} load_dotenv() reddit = praw.Reddit( client_id=os.getenv("REDDIT_CLIENT_ID"), client_secret=os.getenv("REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET"), user_agent="Accessing AskReddit threads", username=os.getenv("REDDIT_USERNAME"), password=os.getenv("REDDIT_PASSWORD"), ) askreddit = reddit.subreddit("askreddit") # change to update number of choices that show up in console number_choices = 25 choices_string = "" number = 1 for thread in askreddit.hot(limit=number_choices): choices_string += f"{number}) {thread.title}\n" number += 1 submissionChoice = input(f"{choices_string}\nWhich thread would you like to use? ") submission = list(askreddit.hot(limit=number_choices))[int(submissionChoice) - 1] print_substep(f"Video will be: {submission.title} :thumbsup:") try: content["thread_url"] = submission.url content["thread_title"] = submission.title content["comments"] = [] for top_level_comment in submission.comments: content["comments"].append( { "comment_body": top_level_comment.body, "comment_url": top_level_comment.permalink, "comment_id": top_level_comment.id, } ) except AttributeError as e: pass print_substep("Received AskReddit threads Successfully.", style="bold green") return content