Reddit Saved Image Downloader

THIS PROJECT IS NOW DEPRECATED, AND WILL NOT BE MAINTAINED.
Check out the PRAW Rewrite instead.
A script that automatically downloads your saved images on Reddit.

Requirements

Tested on CPython 3.9 and 3.10.
Will test compatibility on PyPy 3.9.

~$ pip3 install wget 
~$ pip3 install requests
~$ pip3 install opencv-python

If you want to use this:

Registering the Reddit app

1. Go to https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps and click on "create another app..."
2. Name: Anything you want.
3. Developer: Your Reddit username.
4. Select the "script" radio button.
5. Description: Anything you want.
6. About URL: Leave blank.
7. Redirect URI: http://localhost: + Any port number.
8. Click on "create app."

Entering in the credentials

1. Make a credentials.py file in the same directory as main.py.
2. Structure the file in this manner:

USERNAME = "Your Reddit username"
PASSWORD = "Your Reddit password"
CLIENT_ID = "Your app's client ID. Found under 'personal use script.'"
SECRET = "Your app's client secret. Found above the app name."

Run

~$ python3 main.py

TODO

• Download images in gallery
• Categorize images based on origin subreddit
• Add Redgifs support
• Add Gelbooru support
• Filter out files less than 4kB in size for manual review
• Add support for command line arguments