⚙️Python Reddit API Wrapper details

Head over to that folder where you have all the source files saved, rename the .env.template file to .env, you might get a prompt from windows, ignore it. Once you are done, right click the file and open it with notepad, although any IDE can be used.

Once you open the notepad file, you should see: REDDIT_CLIENT_ID = "" REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET = "" REDDIT_USERNAME = "" REDDIT_PASSWORD = "" So the next we are going to be doing is the most essential part of this part. Avoid any errors here!

Head over to the apps page under the preferences page, https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps. Once you are here, you should scroll down and see a button saying create another app (could be different if your first app), click it. Once you click it, you should see:

Name: You can put in any name, for example: automated-bot Radio Button: Where it shows you the three radio buttons, pick the third one, that is the script one. Description: Put in anything, does not matter. About URL: Link any webpage like https://google.com. Redirect URI: Link any webpage like https://google.com.

Great, you are done here, now just create the app!

Copy the text highlighted blue, that is your REDDIT_CLIENT_ID, the text highlighted orange is your REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET (DO NOT SHARE THIS WITH ANYONE, I WILL BE DELETING THIS APPLICATION). The text where it says developers (the one I blurred out, where there is an arrow pointing) is your REDDIT_USERNAME and REDDIT_PASSWORD is your reddit account's password. No, your information is not logged.

Head over to your .env file and enter the client ID, secret, username & password within the quotations. Hit Ctrl+S to save the file. For the love of god, ensure there are no mistakes here.