.env.example

@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ REDDIT_AUTH_TOKEN=""
 REDDIT_REFRESH_TOKEN=""
 REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=""
 REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=""
-REDDIT_SUBREDDIT="ich_iel"
 MASTODON_URL=""
-MASTODON_EMAIL="mail@example.com"
-MASTODON_PASSWORD="password"
+MASTODON_EMAIL=""
+MASTODON_PASSWORD=""
 MASTODON_USER_ID=""
-MASTODON_APP_NAME="Reddit Mastodon Crossposter"
+MASTODON_APP_NAME=""
 MASTODON_USER_SECRET="usercred.secret"
 MASTODON_CLIENT_SECRET="clientcred.secret"

README.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 3. Initialize Mastodon.py with e.g. `masto.py` (please refer to the [Mastodon.py docs](https://mastodonpy.readthedocs.io)).
 
-4. Set all `.env` variables if there are any remaining. (The code does not check for missing environment variables and assumes that everything is set correctly.)
+4. Set all `.env` variables if there are any remaining.
 
 5. Create a script `post_toots.sh` and make it executable `chmod +x post_toots.sh`:
 

script.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ mastodon = Mastodon(
 # get recent posts to check for duplicates
 last_posts = mastodon.account_statuses(getenv("MASTODON_USER_ID"), limit=15)
 
-for submission in reddit.subreddit(str(getenv("REDDIT_SUBREDDIT"))).top(time_filter="day", limit=10):
+for submission in reddit.subreddit("ich_iel").top(time_filter="day", limit=10):
     # skip post if it is a stickied post
     if (submission.stickied):
         continue