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## Installation
You can use it either as a *Python script* or `bulk-downloader-for-reddit.exe` file.
You can use it either as a `bulk-downloader-for-reddit.exe` executable file for Windows, as a Linux binary or as a *[Python script](#python-script)*. There is no MacOS executable, MacOS users must use the Python script option.
### Executables
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* Download this repository ([latest zip](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/archive/master.zip) or `git clone git@github.com:aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit.git`).
* Enter its folder.
* Run `python ./script.py` from the command-line (Windows, MacOSX or Linux command line; it may work with Anaconda prompt) See [here](docs/INTERPRET_FROM_SOURCE.md#finding-the-correct-keyword-for-python) if you are having trouble.
* Run `python ./script.py` from the command-line (Windows, MacOSX or Linux command line; it may work with Anaconda prompt) See [here](docs/INTERPRET_FROM_SOURCE.md#finding-the-correct-keyword-for-python) if you have any trouble with this step.
It uses Python 3.6 and above. It won't work with Python 3.5 or any Python 2.x. If you have a trouble setting it up, see [here](docs/INTERPRET_FROM_SOURCE.md).
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To run the interactive mode, simply use `python ./script.py` or double click on `bulk-downloader-for-reddit.exe` without any extra commands.
### [Example for command line arguemnts](docs/COMMAND_LINE_ARGUMENTS.md#examples)
### Example for an interactive script
```
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## FAQ
### I am running the script on an headless machine or a remote server. How can I authenticate my reddit account?
- Download the script on your everday computer and run it for once.
- Authenticate the program on both reddit and imgur.
- Go to your Home folder (for Windows users it is `C:\Users\[USERNAME]\`, for Linux users it is `/home/[USERNAME]`)
- Copy the *config.json* file inside the Bulk Downloader for Reddit folder and paste it **next to** the file that you run the program.
### How can I change my credentials?
- All of the user data is held in **config.json** file which is in a folder named "Bulk Downloader for Reddit" in your **Home** directory. You can edit
them, there.
- All of the user data is held in **config.json** file which is in a folder named "Bulk Downloader for Reddit" in your **Home** directory. You can edit them, there.
Also if you already have a config.json file, you can paste it **next to** the script and override the one on your Home directory.
### What do the dots resemble when getting posts?
- Each dot means that 100 posts are scanned.