CommentTheftCheck.py

import requests
import praw
import sys
import urllib.parse

 

r = praw.Reddit(username = "",
                    password = "",
                    client_id = "",
                    client_secret = "",
                    user_agent = "checks the pushshift api for stolen comments due to spammers/scammers/whatever")
 
user = sys.argv[1]
 
urlbase = "http://api.pushshift.io/reddit/comment/search/?q="
 
# get user comments
 
try:
    user = r.redditor(user)
except:
    print("User (%s) not found" % sys.argv[1])
    exit()
 
try:
    comments = list(user.comments.new(limit=5))
except:
    print("User (%s) not found" % sys.argv[1])
    exit()
 
if len(comments) == 0:
    print("Found 0 comments")
    exit()
 
for x in comments:
 
    print("\n--------------------------")
 
 
    if len(x.body) >= 150:
        temp = x.body[:150].rfind(" ")
    else:
        temp = 150
 
    #print("%d: (%s)" % (temp, x.body[:temp]))
    search = urllib.parse.quote(x.body[:temp])
    url = urlbase + search
    r = requests.get(url)
    results = r.json()
 
    print(x.body[:temp])
    print("\n-------------")
    print("Found %d times" % (len(results['data'])))
    for z in results['data']:
        print("--- https://reddit.com/comments/%s/.../%s" % (z['link_id'][3:], z['id']))