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Reddit Scraper that works without using the API (codeberg.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/python

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Made this as a replacement for URS as soon as Reddit announced their API changes c:

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[–] lysdexic 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I like old reddit. This project is a reminder that it's highly likely those bastards will start to work on making it unusable, if not outright end it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So far new reddit seems easier to scrape than I initially thought c:

[–] balder1993 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unless they play the Twitter/X card and only allow seeing Reddit if you’re logged in and limit the amount of requests one account can make…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even if they do that, it will be futile. Here is an explanation of why.

[–] balder1993 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Although I already agreed to it from a users’ perspective (the more protectionist, the worse user experience), this article is very thought provoking.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah :c

A good reminder for me to reverse-engineer new reddit's backend once this happens.