Reddit Scraper with Push Notifications

This Python script scrapes Reddit for specified keywords in multiple subreddits and sends push notifications for matching posts. I basically use it to track free games on the GameDeals subreddit but you can use it for anything else!

Prerequisites

Before running the script, ensure you have the following:

• Python installed
• PRAW library (pip install praw)
• dotenv library (pip install python-dotenv)
• colorama library (pip install colorama)

One can also just requirements.txt file within the repo as well!

pip install -r requirements.txt

Configuration

1. Create a Reddit account and obtain the necessary credentials (client ID, client secret, user agent, username, and password).

2. Create a Pushover account and obtain the application token and user key.

3. Create a .env file in the project root and fill it with your credentials:

4. Customize the config.json file with the subreddits you want to monitor and their respective parameters.

{
    "subreddits": [
        {
            "subreddit": "hardwareswap",
            "keywords": ["m50"]
        },
        {
            "subreddit": "frugalmalefashion",
            "keywords": ["fjallraven"],
            "min_upvotes": null,
            "max_notifications": null
        },
        {
            "subreddit": "dogs",
            "keywords": ["dogs", "puppies"],
            "min_upvotes": 30,
            "max_notifications": 3
        },
        {
            "subreddit": "hardwareswap",
            "keywords": ["3080"]
        }
    ],
    "iteration_time_minutes": 5
}

Env file

This is what your .env file should look like

Usage

Run the script using the following command:

python bot.py

The script will start monitoring the specified subreddits and send push notifications for matching posts.

License

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