Reddit Latest Posts Fetcher

This Python script demonstrates interaction with the Reddit API to fetch the latest posts from a specified subreddit using PRAW (Python Reddit API Wrapper).

Features

• OAuth authentication with Reddit API
• Fetches 5 latest posts from a specified subreddit
• Displays post title, author, and upvote count
• Includes error handling and logging
• Uses environment variables for secure credential management

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or higher
• pip (Python package installer)

Installation

1. Clone this repository or download the script files

2. Install required dependencies:

pip install praw python-dotenv

3. Create a .env file in the same directory as the script with your Reddit API credentials:

REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
REDDIT_USER_AGENT=Python/PRAW Latest Posts Fetcher v1.0

To obtain Reddit API credentials:

1. Visit https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps
2. Click "create application"
3. Select "script"
4. Fill in the required information
5. Once created, you'll get the client_id and client_secret
6. Create a .env file:
   • Copy .env.example to .env
   • Fill in your Reddit API credentials

Usage

Run the script using Python:

python main.py

Features

• Fetches the 5 latest posts from a specified subreddit
• Displays post title, author, and upvote count
• Includes error handling and logging
• Uses environment variables for secure credential management

Error Handling

The script includes comprehensive error handling for:

• API authentication failures
• Network errors
• Invalid subreddit names
• General exceptions

Logging

Logs are printed to the console with timestamps and appropriate log levels.