bombing_bot.py

from time import time
import praw

"""
HIROSHIMA
08/06/1945 08:16:00 JST
-770172240

NAGASAKI
08/09/1945 11:02:00 JST
-769903080
"""

reddit = praw.Reddit(
    username='username',
    password='password',
    client_id='client_id',
    client_secret='client_secret',
    user_agent='script:Time_Since_Bombings:0.1 (by /u/kimpeek)'
)


def seconds_since():
    """Return the total seconds since each bombing"""

    return time() + 770168640, time() + 769903080


def converted_seconds(seconds):
    """Calculate the the years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds and return as tuple

    :param seconds: int, float
    :return tuple: 6 ints"""

    y, r = divmod(seconds, 60 * 60 * 24 * 365)
    mo, r = divmod(r, 60 * 60 * 24 * (365 / 12))
    d, r = divmod(r, 60 * 60 * 24)
    h, r = divmod(r, 60 * 60)
    mi, r = divmod(r, 60)
    return int(y), int(mo), int(d), int(h), int(mi), int(r)


def response():
    """Build the response comment

    :return str:"""

    response_string = """BOOM
Time since Little Boy on Hiroshima
[{}/{}/{}/{}/{}/{}]
Time since Fat Man on Nagasaki
[{}/{}/{}/{}/{}/{}]
""".format(*converted_seconds(seconds_since()[0]), *converted_seconds(seconds_since()[1]))

    return response_string


def main():
    """Watch for mentions and respond to them as they come. Mark them as read after responding"""

    for mention in reddit.inbox.mentions():
        if mention.new:
            mention.reply(response())
            mention.mark_read()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()