ByeByeReddit.py - A quick script to delete Reddit comments/submissions given a list of IDs

ByeByeReddit.py

import praw

# Create a Reddit instance
reddit = praw.Reddit(
    user_agent="ByeByeReddit.py/1.0.0 by MagicalBlob",
    client_id="CLIENT_ID",
    client_secret="CLIENT_SECRET",
    username="USERNAME",
    password="PASSWORD",
)
reddit.validate_on_submit = True

# Check if the script is running in read-only mode
if reddit.read_only:
    # Can't really remove anything if we're in read-only mode
    print("Script is running in read-only mode. Exiting...")
    exit()

# Load the comments file
with open("comments.txt", "r") as f:
    # Read the file contents
    comments_content = f.read()
    # Split the file contents into a list of comment IDs
    comment_ids = comments_content.split()
    # Loop through the list of comment IDs
    print("Removing comments...")
    for comment_id in comment_ids:
        # Get the comment with the ID
        try:
            comment = reddit.comment(id=comment_id)
            # Print the comment ID and body
            print("Comment ID: " + comment.id)
            print("Comment Body: " + comment.body)
            # Edit the comment to say "[REDACTED]"
            try:
                comment.edit("[REDACTED]")
                print("Comment edited.")
            except:
                print(
                    "Unable to edit comment with ID "
                    + comment.id
                    + " (is it deleted?)."
                )
            # Delete the comment
            try:
                comment.delete()
                print("Comment deleted.")
            except:
                print(
                    "Unable to delete comment with ID " + comment.id + ". Skipping..."
                )
        except:
            print("Unable to get comment with ID " + comment_id + ". Skipping...")

# Load the posts file
with open("posts.txt", "r") as f:
    # Read the file contents
    posts_content = f.read()
    # Split the file contents into a list of post IDs
    post_ids = posts_content.split()
    # Loop through the list of post IDs
    print("Removing submissions...")
    for post_id in post_ids:
        # Get the post with the ID
        try:
            submission = reddit.submission(id=post_id)
            # Print the post ID and body
            print("Submission ID: " + submission.id)
            print("Submission Title: " + submission.title)
            # Delete the post
            try:
                submission.delete()
                print("Submission deleted.")
            except:
                print(
                    "Unable to delete Submission with ID "
                    + submission.id
                    + ". Skipping..."
                )
        except:
            print("Unable to get submission with ID " + post_id + ". Skipping...")
print("Done!")