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@tsarjak tsarjak released this 25 Feb 07:28
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v1.0
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Use the script to download images from Reddit.com to your local storage, and also to change the desktop wallpaper automatically every 15 minutes!

  • Option to select Subreddit of your choice
  • Option to download only High-quality images or Normal Images from the Subreddit!

Works only on Linux

Work in progress to bring support for Mac and Windows

To setup :

  • Unzip the File
  • In terminal:
#In Home Directory or the Directory in which you cloned/downloaded/installed the script
cd ~/WallpapersFromReddit
python wallpaper.py --subreddit <your choice of subreddit> -hq
#add -hq at the end if you only want high quality photos from the subreddit, by default it will download all the images!

Example :

python wallpaper.py --subreddit earthporn -hq

--Subreddit part is optional - By default it will fetch images from /r/wallpaper
You can see the progress of the download after above execution

  • After First run, you might want to run the app in background (This is possible even on first run!)
nohup python wallpaper.py &

nohup command is used to keep the script running in background, even when the terminal is closed

  • Add the script to run it as startup application

Go to "Startup Applications"
Click "Add" -> Click "Custom Command" -> Enter command as "python /Path-to-the-unzipped-folder/wallpaper.py". Enter Name and other details and click Save!

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