pyRedditWatcher

Introduction

pyRedditWatcher is an IRC bot that checks specified subreddits for new posts and announces them in the IRC channels.

Installation

Install the reqired dependencies and clone the git repo:

$ pip install unidecode
$ sudo apt-get install python2.7
$ git clone https://github.com/teknogeek/pyRedditWatch

Usage

$ python reddit.py

Commands

• !add [subreddit] (color) - add a subreddit to be checked
  • subreddit - the subreddit name after /r/
    • e.g. https://reddit.com/r/technology
  • (optional) color - the color for the post announcement. You can get a list of colors using !listcolors
  • Example 1: !add technology
  • Example 2: !add technology red
• !del [subreddit]
  • subreddit - name of subreddit already being checked
• !color [subreddit] [color]
  • subreddit - the name of the subreddit already being checked
  • color - new color for the post announcement. If no color is specified, a random color is chosen
• !list - list the subreddits that are currently being checked
• !listcolors - list available colors

Configuration

Copy the example configuration for the bot to read:

$ cp settings.conf.example settings.conf

####Config Options####

• server - IRC server address
• port - IRC server port
• ssl - Whether the bot should connect with SSL.
  • True or False - CASE SENSITIVE
• isZNC - Whether the bot is connecting to a ZNC/Bouncer
  • True or False - CASE SENSITIVE
• nickname - Nickname for the bot to use on IRC
• username - Username for the bot to use on IRC
• realName - Real Name for the bot to use on IRC
• identPass - NickServ identify password
• zncPass - Password for the bot to use when authenticating with the ZNC/Bouncer
• channels - IRC channels for the bot to join automatically separated by ", "