reddit-scraper is a command-line application written in Python that scrapes a Reddit user's posts and downloads all images.
To install reddit-scraper, clone the project and install the requirements.
To scrape a Reddit user's posts:
$ python reddit_scraper --username <username>
You can also provide a destination for the posts to be downloaded to:
$ python reddit_scraper --username <username> --destination <destination>
If you wish, you can also download the metadata. A JSON file will be created for each post in the same directory as the images:
$ python reddit_scraper --username <username> --destination <destination> --include-metadata
The destination parameter is optional. If no destination is provided, the posts will be stored in <current working directory>/<username>.
The include-metadata parameter is optional. If it isn't provided the metadata will not be downloaded.
Note: External links will be downloaded only if they contain an extension.
--help -h Show this help message and exit.
--username -u Username of the Reddit user to scrape.
--destination -d Specify the download destination. By default, posts will be stored in <current working directory>/<username>.
--quiet -q Be quiet while scraping.
--limit -l Maximum number of posts to scrape.
--include-metadata -m Download the metadata. A JSON file will be created for each post in the same directory as the images.