#!/bin/bash

# Exit on any error

set -e

# Check if Python 3 is installed

if ! command -v python3 &> /dev/null

then

echo "Python 3 is not installed. Please install Python 3.8 or higher."

exit 1

fi

# Create virtual environment

echo "Creating virtual environment..."

python3 -m venv scraper_env

# Activate virtual environment

echo "Activating virtual environment..."

source scraper_env/bin/activate

# Upgrade pip

pip install --upgrade pip

# Install requirements

echo "Installing dependencies..."

pip install -r requirements.txt

# Copy config template if config doesn't exist

if [ ! -f config.json ]; then

cp config.template.json config.json

echo "Created config.json from template. Please edit with your Reddit API credentials."

fi

echo "Setup complete! Activate the virtual environment with:"

echo "source scraper_env/bin/activate"

echo "Then run the scraper with:"

echo "python scrape_reddit.py"

# Deactivate virtual environment

deactivate