In [1]:
import praw
import json

In [2]:
# load config ...
with open('reddit_config.json') as f:
    config = json.load(f)

In [3]:
reddit = praw.Reddit(client_id = config['client_id'],
                     client_secret = config['client_secret'],
                     user_agent = config['user_agent'])

In [30]:
vars(reddit)


Out[30]:
{'_authorized_core': None,
 '_core': <prawcore.sessions.Session at 0x1767ca3d5f8>,
 '_objector': <praw.objector.Objector at 0x1767b85c2b0>,
 '_read_only_core': <prawcore.sessions.Session at 0x1767ca3d5f8>,
 '_unique_counter': 0,
 'auth': <praw.models.auth.Auth at 0x1767ca3dc18>,
 'config': <praw.config.Config at 0x1767e13fd68>,
 'front': <praw.models.front.Front at 0x1767ca3d7f0>,
 'inbox': <praw.models.inbox.Inbox at 0x1767ca3de80>,
 'live': <praw.models.helpers.LiveHelper at 0x1767ca3df28>,
 'multireddit': <praw.models.helpers.MultiredditHelper at 0x1767ca3ddd8>,
 'subreddit': <praw.models.helpers.SubredditHelper at 0x1767ca3df60>,
 'subreddits': <praw.models.subreddits.Subreddits at 0x1767ca3dd30>,
 'user': <praw.models.user.User at 0x1767ca3dc50>}

In [4]:
sub = 'bitcoin'
subreddit = reddit.subreddit(sub)

In [5]:
vars(subreddit)


Out[5]:
{'_banned': None,
 '_comments': None,
 '_contributor': None,
 '_fetched': False,
 '_filters': None,
 '_flair': None,
 '_info_params': {},
 '_mod': None,
 '_moderator': None,
 '_modmail': None,
 '_muted': None,
 '_path': 'r/bitcoin/',
 '_quarantine': None,
 '_reddit': <praw.reddit.Reddit at 0x1767e13fd30>,
 '_stream': None,
 '_stylesheet': None,
 '_wiki': None,
 'display_name': 'bitcoin'}

In [23]:
submission = list(subreddit.top(limit=5))[0]
vars(submission)


Out[23]:
{'_comments_by_id': {},
 '_fetched': False,
 '_flair': None,
 '_info_params': {},
 '_mod': None,
 '_reddit': <praw.reddit.Reddit at 0x1767e13fd30>,
 'approved_at_utc': None,
 'approved_by': None,
 'archived': False,
 'author': Redditor(name='LeeWallis'),
 'author_flair_css_class': None,
 'author_flair_text': None,
 'banned_at_utc': None,
 'banned_by': None,
 'brand_safe': True,
 'can_gild': False,
 'can_mod_post': False,
 'clicked': False,
 'comment_limit': 2048,
 'comment_sort': 'best',
 'contest_mode': False,
 'created': 1511947524.0,
 'created_utc': 1511918724.0,
 'distinguished': None,
 'domain': 'v.redd.it',
 'downs': 0,
 'edited': False,
 'gilded': 2,
 'hidden': False,
 'hide_score': False,
 'id': '7g9cd3',
 'is_crosspostable': False,
 'is_reddit_media_domain': True,
 'is_self': False,
 'is_video': True,
 'likes': None,
 'link_flair_css_class': 'all',
 'link_flair_text': '/r/all',
 'locked': False,
 'media': {'reddit_video': {'dash_url': 'https://v.redd.it/e7io27rdgt001/DASHPlaylist.mpd',
   'duration': 15,
   'fallback_url': 'https://v.redd.it/e7io27rdgt001/DASH_1_2_M',
   'height': 360,
   'hls_url': 'https://v.redd.it/e7io27rdgt001/HLSPlaylist.m3u8',
   'is_gif': False,
   'scrubber_media_url': 'https://v.redd.it/e7io27rdgt001/DASH_600_K',
   'transcoding_status': 'completed',
   'width': 640}},
 'media_embed': {},
 'mod_note': None,
 'mod_reason_by': None,
 'mod_reason_title': None,
 'mod_reports': [],
 'name': 't3_7g9cd3',
 'num_comments': 4672,
 'num_crossposts': 2,
 'num_reports': None,
 'over_18': False,
 'parent_whitelist_status': 'all_ads',
 'permalink': '/r/Bitcoin/comments/7g9cd3/its_official_1_bitcoin_10000_usd/',
 'pinned': False,
 'post_hint': 'hosted:video',
 'preview': {'enabled': False,
  'images': [{'id': 'ahvvd5VN_tlkRh7M5SH1nYnesPsKl1URJxuVzshGrjM',
    'resolutions': [{'height': 60,
      'url': 'https://i.redditmedia.com/L2SHpG8X4X5ukjdNgmCL_3DTEkPPrxrTV6YQltBnqCk.png?fit=crop&crop=faces%2Centropy&arh=2&w=108&s=c92c3b9454ceab54f3abb1a471eea7a9',
      'width': 108},
     {'height': 121,
      'url': 'https://i.redditmedia.com/L2SHpG8X4X5ukjdNgmCL_3DTEkPPrxrTV6YQltBnqCk.png?fit=crop&crop=faces%2Centropy&arh=2&w=216&s=1405e7d01a4f4c94260b6937582e68b2',
      'width': 216},
     {'height': 179,
      'url': 'https://i.redditmedia.com/L2SHpG8X4X5ukjdNgmCL_3DTEkPPrxrTV6YQltBnqCk.png?fit=crop&crop=faces%2Centropy&arh=2&w=320&s=4a27615e255c7addf5a755f064ec3d10',
      'width': 320},
     {'height': 359,
      'url': 'https://i.redditmedia.com/L2SHpG8X4X5ukjdNgmCL_3DTEkPPrxrTV6YQltBnqCk.png?fit=crop&crop=faces%2Centropy&arh=2&w=640&s=3104a447de1a7cedb350148b666f0639',
      'width': 640}],
    'source': {'height': 404,
     'url': 'https://i.redditmedia.com/L2SHpG8X4X5ukjdNgmCL_3DTEkPPrxrTV6YQltBnqCk.png?s=a040d39b0a090f7c645eb0024a193bb0',
     'width': 720},
    'variants': {}}]},
 'quarantine': False,
 'removal_reason': None,
 'report_reasons': None,
 'saved': False,
 'score': 48189,
 'secure_media': None,
 'secure_media_embed': {},
 'selftext': '',
 'selftext_html': None,
 'spoiler': False,
 'stickied': False,
 'subreddit': Subreddit(display_name='Bitcoin'),
 'subreddit_id': 't5_2s3qj',
 'subreddit_name_prefixed': 'r/Bitcoin',
 'subreddit_type': 'public',
 'suggested_sort': None,
 'thumbnail': 'https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/Yu64fsWLTg45B8UZyNqxqiL8er-3A_Jc9cNOfvdCDvo.jpg',
 'thumbnail_height': 78,
 'thumbnail_width': 140,
 'title': "It's official! 1 Bitcoin = $10,000 USD",
 'ups': 48189,
 'url': 'https://v.redd.it/e7io27rdgt001',
 'user_reports': [],
 'view_count': None,
 'visited': False,
 'whitelist_status': 'all_ads'}

In [27]:
vars(submission.author)


Out[27]:
{'_fetched': False,
 '_info_params': {},
 '_listing_use_sort': True,
 '_path': 'user/LeeWallis/',
 '_reddit': <praw.reddit.Reddit at 0x1767e13fd30>,
 '_stream': None,
 'name': 'LeeWallis'}

In [26]:
vars(submission.comments.list()[0])


Out[26]:
{'_fetched': True,
 '_info_params': {},
 '_mod': None,
 '_reddit': <praw.reddit.Reddit at 0x1767e13fd30>,
 '_replies': <praw.models.comment_forest.CommentForest at 0x1767e997860>,
 '_submission': Submission(id='7g9cd3'),
 'approved_at_utc': None,
 'approved_by': None,
 'archived': False,
 'author': Redditor(name='SPOKANARCHY'),
 'author_flair_css_class': None,
 'author_flair_text': None,
 'banned_at_utc': None,
 'banned_by': None,
 'body': 'Where’s the guy that’s going to eat his left nut. ',
 'body_html': '<div class="md"><p>Where’s the guy that’s going to eat his left nut. </p>\n</div>',
 'can_gild': True,
 'can_mod_post': False,
 'collapsed': False,
 'collapsed_reason': None,
 'controversiality': 0,
 'created': 1511948955.0,
 'created_utc': 1511920155.0,
 'depth': 0,
 'distinguished': None,
 'downs': 0,
 'edited': False,
 'gilded': 0,
 'id': 'dqhhrh0',
 'is_submitter': False,
 'likes': None,
 'link_id': 't3_7g9cd3',
 'mod_note': None,
 'mod_reason_by': None,
 'mod_reason_title': None,
 'mod_reports': [],
 'name': 't1_dqhhrh0',
 'num_reports': None,
 'parent_id': 't3_7g9cd3',
 'permalink': '/r/Bitcoin/comments/7g9cd3/its_official_1_bitcoin_10000_usd/dqhhrh0/',
 'removal_reason': None,
 'report_reasons': None,
 'saved': False,
 'score': 2431,
 'score_hidden': False,
 'stickied': False,
 'subreddit': Subreddit(display_name='Bitcoin'),
 'subreddit_id': 't5_2s3qj',
 'subreddit_name_prefixed': 'r/Bitcoin',
 'subreddit_type': 'public',
 'ups': 2431,
 'user_reports': []}

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