DDL: Reddit and py.space

# DDL August 2025: Consuming Reddit, Using py.space

Reddit is an enormous source of plain text useful for anything from topical research to statistical infestigation to ML training. Its data is accessible through an API, and Python’s praw library can access that API. However, it takes some detective work to get going with the Reddit API and undersand the output, so we’ll try to do that work for you. That should also be useful if you want to use another language’s Reddit API library, like redditjs, php-reddit-api, the reddit-api gem, or Reddit::Client.

But wait, how to share this project and let others use it? One option is py.space, a free service offered by Anvil. We’ll take it for a spin, both to help you try praw and to get familiar with it for your own projects.

DDL is dedicated to discussion of technology and techniques related to dynamic programming languages: Python, Perl, Ruby, PHP, JavaScript, and sometimes something more exotic! These languages are fun and easy to get started with, yet powerful enough for all manner of professional use, and our members span the full range of experience with them.

We always leave time for general conversation and questions. Come try one of the most interactive groups around!

The Dayton Dynamic Languages User Group meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 7 to 9 PM, online and at Dayton's Innovation Hub (part of the renovated Arcade conmples). Use the General voice channel at discord.gg/9SgTh3T

We are a Special Interest Group (SIG) of the Dayton Microcomputer Association. http://d8ndl.org