import os
import urllib.request as web
import shutil
from time import sleep
import praw

def connect_api():
    '''connect to reddits api'''
    global REDDIT
    #sign up with reddit and create an app to get this info
    #NOTICE the capital "R" in 'praw.Reddit',
    #I didn't for ages, and this wouldn't work
    REDDIT = praw.Reddit(client_id='xxxxxxxxxxxxx',
                         client_secret = 'xxxxxxxxxx',
                         user_agent='Praw')

def go_getfiles():
    '''download images from the subreddit'''
    #change 'memes' to the subreddit you want
    #and change 'limit=', to how many images you want.
    #u can change '.top' to one of .hot .new .rising .gilded or .controversial
    sub_reddit = REDDIT.subreddit("memes").new(limit=5)

    #change this to your desired save location
    dir_path = ("D:\\Reddit images\\")

    for submissions in sub_reddit:
        #ignore stickies
        if not submissions.stickied:
            fullfilename = os.path.join(dir_path, "{}.jpg".format(submissions))
            request = web.Request(submissions.url)
            #note linesplit
            with web.urlopen(request) as response, \
            open(fullfilename, 'wb') as out_file:
                shutil.copyfileobj(response, out_file)
                dir_count = len(os.listdir(dir_path))
                print(fullfilename)
                #note line split
                print("Downloaded. {} file(s) saved in '{}'." \
                .format(dir_count, dir_path))
                #optional,but prob good idea if u dont want to get banned
                sleep(1)

#main
connect_api()
go_getfiles()