reddit_file.py

import praw
import random
import os

def login_reddit():
    print("-->Login reddit")
    try:
        reddit = praw.Reddit(username = os.environ['username'] , password = os.environ['password'] , client_id = os.environ['client_id'] , client_secret = os.environ['client_secret'] , user_agent = "Ninebit")
        return reddit
    except Exception as e:
        print("Exception in reddit authentication function")
        print(e)

def obtainaing_sub(reddit,sub):
    print("-->Reddit subreddit")
    try:
        subreddit = reddit.subreddit(sub)
        return subreddit
    except Exception as e:
        print("<>Exception in obtainaing subreddit")
        print(e)

def bestpost(subreddit,postidlist):
    print("-->Reddit post")
    try:
        while True:
            posts = [post for post in subreddit.hot(limit=30)]
            random_post_number = random.randint(0, 30)
            submission = posts[random_post_number]
            if submission.id not in postidlist:
                return submission
    except Exception as e:
        print("<>Exception in finding best post")
        print(e)