jerrys_doctor_bot_script

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import io
import time
import traceback
import config
import praw
import sys

jerrynames = ['jerry','jerry\'s','jerrys','gary','garrys','garys','garry','garry\'s','gary\'s','larry','larrys','larry\'s','terry','terrys','terry\'s','mayor gergich','mayor gergichs','mayor gergich\'s']
#jerrynames = ['test9']

start_time = time.time()

# File input
f = open('cachefile.txt','r')

with open('cachefile.txt') as f:
    id_cache = f.read().splitlines()

f.close()

def botlogin():
  print ("Logging in...")
  r = praw.Reddit(username=config.BOT_USERNAME,
            password=config.BOT_PASSWORD,
            client_id=config.BOT_CLIENT_ID,
            client_secret=config.BOT_CLIENT_SECRET,
            user_agent='Jerry\'s doctor bot v0.1')
  print ("Logged in!\n")
  return r

def runbot(r):
  print ("\nSearching for a new Jerry post...\n")
  try:
    for submission in r.subreddit(config.TARGET_SUBREDDIT).stream.submissions():
      # Sterilizing the input
      lower_title = submission.title.lower()
      normalized_title = lower_title
      encoded_title = normalized_title.encode('utf-8')

      for name in jerrynames:
        if name in encoded_title:
          if submission.id not in id_cache:

              # Case switch using custom dictionary so that the comment matches the jerry name used in the post title
            def jerry():
                return "Jerry"

            def garry():
                return "Garry"

            def larry():
                return "Larry"

            def terry():
                return "Terry"

            nameSwitch = {
                            "jerry" : jerry,
                            "jerry\'s" : jerry,
                            "jerrys" : jerry,
                            "gary" : garry,
                            "garys" : garry,
                            "gary\'s" : garry,
                            "garry" : garry,
                            "garrys" : garry,
                            "garry\'s" : garry,
                            "larry" : larry,
                            "larrys" : larry,
                            "larry\'s" : larry,
                            "terry" : terry,
                            "terrys" : terry,
                            "terry\'s" : terry,
                            "mayor gergich" : jerry,
                            "mayor gergichs" : jerry,
                            "mayor gergich\'s" : jerry,
            }

            replyName = nameSwitch[name]()

            # New formatting experiment 10_16_2018
            reply_text = (
                "I noticed you mentioned " + str(replyName) + " Gergich...\n\nI'm [Dr. Harris, ](https://i.imgur.com/Tw6fQHA.jpg)his physician. The first time I saw him was for a routine mumps checkup."
                "\n\nThat man has *the largest penis I have ever seen*."
                "\n\nI actually don\'t even know if he has mumps. Forgot to look. I was distracted by..."
                "\r#the largest penis I have ever seen."
                "\n\n___"
                "\n\n[*I am just a bot.*](https://imgur.com/a/6Q93L6k) *That Eagletonian prick* /u/BackyrdFurnitureFire *built me.*")

            # This actually replies to the reddit post with a comment
            submission.reply(reply_text)
            print('Located a compatible Jerry submission!\nReplying to PandR post entitled: "{}"'.format(encoded_title))
            id_cache.append(submission.id)

            cachefile = open('cachefile.txt', 'w')
            for item in id_cache:
                cachefile.write(item + "\n")
            cachefile.close()

            print "\nid_cache = ",
            print (id_cache)

            # This just waits for a bit so we don't spam the sub too bad.
            print "\nSleeping for 10 seconds..."
            time.sleep(1)
            print "10..."
            time.sleep(1)
            print "9..."
            time.sleep(1)
            print "8..."
            time.sleep(1)
            print "7..."
            time.sleep(1)
            print "6..."
            time.sleep(1)
            print "5..."
            time.sleep(1)
            print "4..."
            time.sleep(1)
            print "3..."
            time.sleep(1)
            print "2..."
            time.sleep(1)
            print "1..."
            time.sleep(1)
            print "\nSearching for a new Jerry post...\n"
            break

  # This just lets us get out if we want to
  except BaseException as e:
    if type(e) == KeyboardInterrupt:
      sys.exit(0)
    else:
      traceback.print_exc()

# This actually runs it
r = botlogin()
while True:  # This is what keeps it running
  runbot(r)