Reddit Meme Viewer with Flask

This Flask application fetches random memes from Reddit's r/memes subreddit and displays them with a dynamic countdown. Hosted at : https://random-reddit-meme-dcd00e42e641.herokuapp.com/

Features

• Fetches random memes from Reddit using the Reddit API.
• Displays each meme with its title and a link to the original Reddit post.
• Dynamically updates a countdown for displaying a new meme every 30 seconds.

Technologies Used

• Python
• Flask
• PRAW (Python Reddit API Wrapper)
• HTML/CSS
• Redis NoSQL-Cache

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11
• Flask

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repository.git
   cd your-repository

2. Install dependencies using pip:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set up environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the root directory.
   • Add your Reddit API credentials in the .env file:

     CLIENT_ID=your_reddit_client_id
     CLIENT_SECRET=your_reddit_client_secret
     USER_AGENT=your_user_agent
     

4. Run the Flask application:

   python app.py

5. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:5000 to view the application.

Usage

• Upon visiting http://localhost:5000, the application will fetch and display a random meme from Reddit.
• The meme will be automatically refreshed every 30 seconds.

Deployment

Deployed in Heroku. View website @ https://random-reddit-meme-dcd00e42e641.herokuapp.com/

Acknowledgements

• Reddit API for providing access to memes from r/memes.

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