This is a fork of the original project described below. I created it to be used for https://www.reddit.com/r/ProjectOblio/ - check in there for details.
Summary of the changes I did:
- Converted all sources to Python 3.7, and reformatted them using
blackandisort. - Upgraded all
requirements.textto the latest versions, incl.psycopg2-binary,praw. - Migrated to using
pipenvfor stable and easier to manager requirements. - Added
cli.pyto make the package easier to install and use (runsubreddit_simulator --helpfor details). - Added
top_subreddits.pyto fetch lists of top crypto-currency subreddits. - Extended the
subreddit_simulator.cfgto contain all the needed information. - Running with
-CDdrops and re-creates the database schema, with-Sshows database contents. - Running with
-v(up to-vvv) enables verbose logging of API hits. - Numerous fixes in the original code, lots of testing on a local instance of reddit and reddit.com
Clone the source first, you'll need Python 3.7 or later (with f-strings), a database (SQLite
should work, but haven't tested - PostgreSQL is preferred), a subreddit_simulator.cfg file
(use the example provided; should be simple to customize), and Linux machine (only tested on
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, but should in theory work on other OSes).
Install Python 3.7 and pipenv (if not present):
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3.7
sudo python3.7 -mensurepip
sudo python3.7 -mpip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools pipenv
Create a virtual environment and install required packages:
python3.7 -mpipenv --python 3.7
python3.7 -mpipenv shell
pipenv install --dev
Run (assuming everything is configured as needed, you should see info about the settings, accounts, etc.):
subreddit_simulator --help
To run the main loop of the bot, use subreddit_simulator -r.
The rest of this README is copied from the original project.
This is the code behind /r/SubredditSimulator, an automated subreddit populated by bots making submissions and comments, primarily using markov chains based on the actual posts in other subreddits.
This project is deliberately somewhat difficult to get running (requiring reading of the code and undocumented, manual configuration of some things). Markov chain bots can be hilarious, but they also have the potential to be annoying to real users if released "into the wild", so it is not my intention to make it extremely simple for anyone to start running similar bots.
To discuss SubredditSimulator in general, make suggestions for changes to its behavior, and so on, please use /r/SubredditSimMeta on reddit.