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Program for searching reddit posts...

by mattonline
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Hi,

I am looking for a program (willing to create in python if it does not exist).

The program I have in mind is a small basic search program for reddit, basically I am thinking of choosing a subtopic i.e. /r/geography and then when the program is running it will display all new posts within that subtopic with a pre-specified keyword(s).

so;

it only searches in;
/r/geography
and will only search for my keyword(s)
*UK*, *Britain*, *United Kingdom* etc.
thus giving me a simple list, which is updated immediately when a new post is posted with my keyword (maybe with a little sound).

The above example is not the actual use of what I want this program for but I am looking for a program that sends me new reddit posts as soon as they are posted with a keyword.

If this does not exist then maybe I can head over to stack exchange and see if this could be a nice introduction to python programming.

Thanks for your time
#posts #program #reddit #searching
  • Profile picture of the author stewie-Y
    I did a quick google search for "reddit post monitor" and the first 3 results seem to be offering software that does exactly what you need.

    If you want to create your own software that just notifies you on new posts with your keyword it shouldn't be terribly time-consuming if you are already an experienced programmer. If you are only a beginner programmer it would be a difficult, yet possible, first project.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joe Ray
    I don't know if this software exists, probably does. In any case, it's not so difficult to develop one using Python.
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  • Profile picture of the author mattonline
    Thanks for your answers

    I will check out the posts now, if it didn´t exist it would have been a nice first project in python

    thanks again
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    • Profile picture of the author Joe Ray
      Originally Posted by mattonline View Post

      Thanks for your answers

      I will check out the posts now, if it didn´t exist it would have been a nice first project in python

      thanks again
      If you think this would be a nice first Python project for you, you should just do it anyway.
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