README.md

unmoderated-posts-queue-clearer

About

This is a script used for reddit to allow moderators of a subreddit to easily clear their unmoderated posts queue in an easy manner.

Known Issues

• The script will crash after it has checked 100 posts. It can then be run again to clear another 100.

Requirements

• Python

Setup

1. Follow Reddit's First Steps Guide to obtain a Client ID & Client Secret.

2. Create a .env file in the root directory and paste the following inside it:

   CLIENT_ID=your-client-id
   CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret
   USERNAME=your-reddit-username
   PASSWORD=your-reddit-password
   USER_AGENT=subcounts by u/your-reddit-username
   SUBREDDIT_NAME=your-subreddit

3. Replace each field in the .env with your credentials.

4. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate

5. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

6. Run the script:

   python3 main.py