Update app.py

app.py

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import os
-import gradio as gr
 import praw
-import asyncio
 
+# Reddit API credentials retrieved from environment variables
 print("Initializing Reddit instance...")
 
 client_id = os.getenv('CLIENT_ID')
@@ -11,12 +10,14 @@ user_agent = os.getenv('USER_AGENT')
 username = os.getenv('REDDIT_USERNAME')
 password = os.getenv('REDDIT_PASSWORD')
 
+# Print out the values to ensure they are loaded (mask sensitive info)
 print(f"Client ID: {client_id}")
 print(f"Client Secret is set: {'Yes' if client_secret else 'No'}")
 print(f"User Agent: {user_agent}")
 print(f"Username: {username}")
 print(f"Password is set: {'Yes' if password else 'No'}")
 
+# Check if all credentials are retrieved successfully
 if not all([client_id, client_secret, user_agent, username, password]):
     print("Error: One or more environment variables are missing.")
     exit(1)
@@ -32,12 +33,12 @@ try:
     print("Reddit instance created successfully.")
 except Exception as e:
     print(f"Error creating Reddit instance: {e}")
-    exit(1)
+    exit(1)  # Exit if Reddit instance cannot be created
 
-async def monitor_new_posts():
+def monitor_new_posts():
     try:
         print("Attempting to access subreddit...")
-        subreddit_name = 'politics'
+        subreddit_name = 'politics'  # Replace with your subreddit
         subreddit = reddit.subreddit(subreddit_name)
         print(f"Successfully accessed subreddit: {subreddit.display_name}")
     except Exception as e:
@@ -46,31 +47,18 @@ async def monitor_new_posts():
 
     print("Starting to monitor new posts...")
     try:
-        while True:
-            for submission in await asyncio.to_thread(lambda: list(subreddit.stream.submissions(skip_existing=True))):
-                print(f"New post detected in r/{subreddit.display_name}:")
-                print(f"Title: {submission.title}")
-                print(f"Author: {submission.author}")
-                print(f"URL: {submission.url}")
-                print(f"Content: {submission.selftext}\n")
+        for submission in subreddit.stream.submissions(skip_existing=True):
+            print(f"New post detected in r/{subreddit.display_name}:")
+            print(f"Title: {submission.title}")
+            print(f"Author: {submission.author}")
+            print(f"URL: {submission.url}")
+            print(f"Content: {submission.selftext}\n")
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"Error during streaming submissions: {e}")
 
-async def main():
-    print("Starting main function...")
-    await monitor_new_posts()
-
-def greet(name):
-    return "Hello " + name + "!"
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     try:
-        #demo = gr.Interface(fn=greet, inputs="text", outputs="text")
-        #demo.launch()
-        asyncio.run(main())
-
+        print("Starting main function...")
+        monitor_new_posts()
     except Exception as e:
-        print(f"An error occurred in the main function: {e}")
-
-
-
+        print(f"An error occurred in the main function: {e}")