{"id":41760,"date":"2026-07-17T22:22:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.graviton.at\/letterswaplibrary\/python-script-to-download-reddit-data-from-community-dumps\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T22:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:22:57","slug":"python-script-to-download-reddit-data-from-community-dumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.graviton.at\/letterswaplibrary\/python-script-to-download-reddit-data-from-community-dumps\/","title":{"rendered":"Python Script To Download Reddit Data From Community Dumps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- SC_OFF --><\/p>\n<div class=\"md\">\n<p>Hello, here&#8217;s a little python script I made to download data from Reddit community dumps. I isolated it from a larger project, it fetches data for the subreddits you input, output format CSV or JSON (with the actual threads).<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Tryhard-cs\/reddit-download-tool\">https:\/\/github.com\/Tryhard-cs\/reddit-download-tool<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note: It will download all pre-2026 data (for the subreddits) if you include a time interval that has pre2026 data (downloads the data from academic torrent archives)<\/p>\n<p>For post2026 data it will only download that interval, but download speed is very low since it&#8217;s community APIs (which I am very grateful for and that should be the case to prevent abuse)<\/p>\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/academictorrents.com\/details\/3e3f64dee22dc304cdd2546254ca1f8e8ae542b4\">https:\/\/academictorrents.com\/details\/3e3f64dee22dc304cdd2546254ca1f8e8ae542b4<\/a> (made by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/u\/Watchful1\">u\/Watchful1<\/a> I believe)<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ArthurHeitmann\/arctic_shift\">https:\/\/github.com\/ArthurHeitmann\/arctic_shift<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I remember testing the data coverage manually by comparing to the Reddit website and being satisfied, but my main purpose was more for analytics \/ research and tracking evolution of stuff overtime \/ by category and not for a precise total amount. I can&#8217;t do any guarantees honestly.<\/p>\n<p>I may add more categories \/ PRAW support in the future.<\/p>\n<p>PS: Looking for someone to test it and tell me if it works for them \/ if the install instructions are clear enough, if this is helpful for you and you tried it and you encountered a problem send me a message I&#8217;ll fix it right away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- SC_ON -->   submitted by   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Tryhard_314\"> \/u\/Tryhard_314 <\/a> <br \/> <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/datasets\/comments\/1uz9pt5\/python_script_to_download_reddit_data_from\/\">[link]<\/a><\/span>   <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/datasets\/comments\/1uz9pt5\/python_script_to_download_reddit_data_from\/\">[comments]<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-right'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style1 like-41760 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='like' data-post_id='41760' data-nonce='9de69db8d5' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/www.graviton.at\/letterswaplibrary\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Like' \/><span class='lc-41760 lc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <div class='status-41760 status align-right'><\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, here&#8217;s a little python script I made to download data from Reddit community dumps. 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