Python PRAW – Friending a redditor

In Reddit, a redditor is the term given to a user. Reddit gives us the functionality to add a redditor as a friend with the authenticated user. Here we will see how to befriend a redditor. We will be using the friend() method of the Redditor class to befriend a redditor.

friend()

Syntax : Redditor.friend(note)

Parameter :

• note : adds a note to the friendship, requires Reddit Premium, is optional

Returns : Nothing

Example 1 : Consider the following redditor :

The user name of the redditor is : spez

# importing the module
import praw

# initialize with appropriate values
client_id = ""
client_secret = ""
username = ""
password = ""
user_agent = ""

# creating an authorized reddit instance
reddit = praw.Reddit(client_id = client_id,
                     client_secret = client_secret,
                     username = username,
                     password = password,
                     user_agent = user_agent)

# the name of the redditor
redditor_name = "spez"

# instantiating the Redditor class
redditor = reddit.redditor(redditor_name)

# before using the friend() method
print("Are the authenticated user and " + redditor.name +
      " friends? : " + str(redditor.is_friend))

# befriending the redditor
redditor.friend()

# after using the friend() method
print("Are the authenticated user and " + redditor.name +
      " friends? : " + str(redditor.is_friend))

Output :

Are the authenticated user and spez friends? : False
Are the authenticated user and spez friends? : True

Example 2 : Consider the following redditor :

The user name of the redditor is : AutoModerator

# importing the module
import praw

# initialize with appropriate values
client_id = ""
client_secret = ""
username = ""
password = ""
user_agent = ""

# creating an authorized reddit instance
reddit = praw.Reddit(client_id = client_id,
                     client_secret = client_secret,
                     username = username,
                     password = password,
                     user_agent = user_agent)

# the name of the redditor
redditor_name = "AutoModerator"

# instantiating the Redditor class
redditor = reddit.redditor(redditor_name)

# before using the friend() method
print("Are the authenticated user and " + redditor.name +
      " friends? : " + str(redditor.is_friend))

# befriending the redditor
redditor.friend()

# after using the friend() method
print("Are the authenticated user and " + redditor.name +
      " friends? : " + str(redditor.is_friend))

Output :

Are the authenticated user and AutoModerator friends? : False
Are the authenticated user and AutoModerator friends? : True