README.md

Working with Reddit Data

Table of contents

• Working with Reddit Data
  • Table of contents
  • About
  • Reddit Data
    • Reddit Scraper Binder Link
    • Reddit Preprocessing Binder Link
  • Requirements
  • How to run (quick)

About

Resources on Reddit data for research.

Reddit Data

You will need to install PRAW.

Reddit Scraper Binder Link

Click the button to open an editable version of the Reddit scraping demo. This may take a minute to start. You won't be able to run this without generating your own Reddit API keys. We recommend creating a separate Reddit account for API keys.

Reddit Preprocessing Binder Link

This notebook outlines exploration of Reddit data, tidying, basic graph plotting and wordcloud generation.

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• PRAW (Python Reddit API Wrapper)
• Jupyter / JupyterLab for notebooks
• Install dependencies via requirements.txt or environment.yml

How to run (quick)

1. Create a virtual environment:
   • python3 -m venv .venv
   • source .venv/bin/activate
2. Install dependencies:
   • pip install -r requirements.txt or
   • conda env create -f environment.yml
3. Open notebooks:
   • jupyter lab
   • or use the Binder links above (you must provide Reddit API keys).