Merge branch 'master' into master

.env.template

@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@ REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=""
 REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=""
 REDDIT_USERNAME=""
 REDDIT_PASSWORD=""
+
 # Valid options are "yes" and "no" for the variable below
-REDDIT_2FA=""
+REDDIT_2FA=""
+
+
+SUBREDDIT=""

README.md

@@ -33,18 +33,19 @@ These videos on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram get MILLIONS of views across all p
 1. Clone this repository
 2. Rename `.env.template` to `.env` and replace all values with the appropriate fields. To get Reddit keys (**required**), visit [the Reddit Apps page.](https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps) TL;DR set up an app that is a "script". Copy your keys into the `.env` file, along with whether your account uses two-factor authentication.
 3. Run `pip3 install -r requirements.txt`
-4. Run `python3 main.py`
-5. ...
-6. Enjoy 😎
+4. Run `playwright install` and `playwright install-deps`.
+5. Run `python3 main.py`
+6. ...
+7. Enjoy 😎
 
 ## Contributing & Ways to improve 📈
 
 In its current state, this bot does exactly what it needs to do. However, lots of improvements can be made.
 
-I have tried to simplify the code so anyone can read it and start contibuting at any skill level. Don't be shy :) contribute!
+I have tried to simplify the code so anyone can read it and start contributing at any skill level. Don't be shy :) contribute!
 
 - [ ] Allowing users to choose a reddit thread instead of being randomized.
 - [ ] Allowing users to choose a background that is picked instead of the Minecraft one.
-- [ ] Allowing users to choose between any subreddit.
+- [x] Allowing users to choose between any subreddit.
 - [ ] Allowing users to change voice.
 - [ ] Creating better documentation and adding a command line interface.

main.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from utils.console import print_markdown
 import time
-from reddit.subreddit import get_askreddit_threads
+
+from reddit.subreddit import get_subreddit_threads
 from video_creation.background import download_background, chop_background_video
 from video_creation.voices import save_text_to_mp3
 from video_creation.screenshot_downloader import download_screenshots_of_reddit_posts
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ print_markdown(
 time.sleep(3)
 
 
-reddit_object = get_askreddit_threads()
+reddit_object = get_subreddit_threads()
 
 length, number_of_comments = save_text_to_mp3(reddit_object)
 download_screenshots_of_reddit_posts(reddit_object, number_of_comments)

reddit/subreddit.py

@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import os
 
 
-def get_askreddit_threads():
+
+def get_subreddit_threads():
+
     """
     Returns a list of threads from the AskReddit subreddit.
     """
 
+
     load_dotenv()
 
     print_step("Getting AskReddit threads...")
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ def get_askreddit_threads():
         passkey = os.getenv("REDDIT_PASSWORD")
 
     content = {}
+
     reddit = praw.Reddit(
         client_id=os.getenv("REDDIT_CLIENT_ID"),
         client_secret=os.getenv("REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET"),
@@ -37,6 +41,22 @@ def get_askreddit_threads():
     threads = askreddit.hot(limit=25)
     submission = list(threads)[random.randrange(0, 25)]
     print_substep(f"Video will be: {submission.title}")
+
+    if os.getenv("SUBREDDIT"):
+        subreddit = reddit.subreddit(os.getenv("SUBREDDIT"))
+    else:
+        # ! Prompt the user to enter a subreddit
+        try:
+            subreddit = reddit.subreddit(
+                input("What subreddit would you like to pull from? ")
+            )
+        except ValueError:
+            subreddit = reddit.subreddit("askreddit")
+            print_substep("Subreddit not defined. Using AskReddit.")
+
+    threads = subreddit.hot(limit=25)
+    submission = list(threads)[random.randrange(0, 25)]
+    print_substep(f"Video will be: {submission.title} :thumbsup:")
     try:
 
         content["thread_url"] = submission.url
@@ -55,4 +75,5 @@ def get_askreddit_threads():
     except AttributeError as e:
         pass
     print_substep("Received AskReddit threads successfully.", style="bold green")
+
     return content

requirements.txt

@@ -27,13 +27,15 @@ pyee==8.1.0
 pyflakes==2.2.0
 Pygments==2.12.0
 python-dotenv==0.20.0
+
 regex==2020.10.15
+
 requests==2.27.1
 rich==12.4.4
 six==1.16.0
 toml==0.10.1
 tqdm==4.64.0
-typed-ast==1.4.1
+typed-ast==1.5.4
 typing_extensions==4.2.0
 update-checker==0.18.0
 urllib3==1.26.9

video_creation/background.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from random import randrange
+
 from yt_dlp import YoutubeDL
+
 from pathlib import Path
 from moviepy.video.io.ffmpeg_tools import ffmpeg_extract_subclip
 from moviepy.editor import VideoFileClip
@@ -11,7 +13,6 @@ def get_start_and_end_times(video_length, length_of_clip):
     random_time = randrange(180, int(length_of_clip) - int(video_length))
     return random_time, random_time + video_length
 
-
 def download_background():
     """Downloads the background video from youtube.
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ def download_background():
         print_step(
             "We need to download the Minecraft background video. This is fairly large but it's only done once."
         )
+
         print_substep("Downloading the background video... please be patient.")
 
         ydl_opts = {