Allows redditors to follow a thread for a game in real time. Perfect for NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL games - or any thread with a lot of new comments flooding in, really.
The script loads in the top 200 comments for the given submission sorted by new, and displays the top 5 with the highest scores. Pressing 'Enter' loads and shows the comments again, excluding any comments that have been shown before.
Requires Python 2, and PRAW v3. To install the latter with pip, enter on the command line:
sudo pip install --ignore-installed six 'praw==3.5.0'
game_comment_scraper.py [sub_id]
sub_id = the id of the submission whose comments you want to follow
For the reddit thread at http://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/2r95sg/game_thread_baltimore_ravens_106_at_pittsburgh/
python game_comment_scraper.py 2r95sg
Video of it in use here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q_zCWlof0Y