Script to generate yourself a permanent refresh_token

get_secret.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+'''
+This is to get a refresh token from a private script app created through Reddit
+apps here: https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps/
+
+1. Create app at above URI, using the private script option
+2. Enter client_id and secret into praw.ini
+3. Run this script
+4. At the prompt copy the URL and open it in your browser. Allow access to your
+private app and it'll redirect you to a broken webpage.
+5. Copy the &secret=abc123 into refresh_token in praw.ini
+
+Once client/secret/refresh are in praw.ini you only have to call
+refresh_access_information() instead of get_authorize_url() ->
+get_access_information().
+'''
+
+import praw
+from praw.errors import HTTPException
+r = praw.Reddit('Shreddit refresh token grabber')
+
+try:
+    r.refresh_access_information()
+except HTTPException:
+    url = r.get_authorize_url('uniqueKey', 'identity', True)
+    print("Please open: ", url)
+    access_key = input("Enter your access key (secret param): ")
+    deets = r.get_access_information(access_key)
+    print("oauth_refresh_token (put in praw.ini): %s" % deets['refresh_token'])
+    r.set_access_credentials(**deets)
+
+if r.user == None:
+    print("Failed to log in. Something went wrong!")
+else:
+    print("Logged in as %s.\n" % r.user)
+