dogetipbot.py

import time
import sys
import praw


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# ===============Configuration==============
user = 'dogetipbot'

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# ==========================================

r = praw.Reddit('Reminds trip96 when dogetipbot posts '
                'by /u/echocage')  # Feel free to edit the by
previous_posts = []


def get_new_posts(username, reddit_user):
    posts = [post for post in reddit_user.get_comments() if post not in previous_posts]
    return posts


def add_previous_posts():
    reddit_user = r.get_redditor(user)
    for previous_post in get_new_posts(user, reddit_user):
        previous_posts.append(previous_post)  # add old posts to the array


def process(text):
    text = text.split(':')[1][1:]
    for x in [' ', ['->', '->'], '^', '_', '^', '[[help]](http']:
        if type(x) is list:
            text = text.replace(x[0], x[1])
        else:
            text = text.replace(x, '')
    return text


add_previous_posts()
print 'Listening....'
while True:
    try:
        reddit_user = r.get_redditor(user)
        for previous_post in get_new_posts(user, reddit_user):
            print process(previous_post.body)
            previous_posts.append(previous_post)
        time.sleep(5)

    except praw.errors.RateLimitExceeded as err:
        print "Rate Limit Exceeded:\n" + str(err), sys.stderr
        time.sleep(err.sleep_time + .05)