vidBot

What is vidBot?

This is the source code for a Reddit bot that adds information to video links.

But why?

Often video links are used with little context and may result in a risky click.
Users can decide if the video is worth watching based on the added information.

How does it work?

• vidBot searches for comments containing his name and a links.
• If no url is found, he will try to use the submission link.
• He will then answer with the formatted video information.

Requisites

• Python 2.7
• The latest version of praw (available via pip)
• youtube-dl (available via pip)

Configuration

• Copy the file config_sample.cfg to config_real.cfg.
• Follow the directions within the config to setup the new bot.

License

The bot is licensed under GPL v3 with the following stipulations. Please view the license file in docs/LICENSE

Acknowledgments

Based on the work of JiffyBot, by Nathan Hakkakzadeh and John O'Reilly