Suddenly failing

[mkaatman]

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/user/.local/bin/shreddit", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/shreddit/app.py", line 54, in main
    shredder.shred()
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/shreddit/shredder.py", line 68, in shred
    deleted = self._remove_things(self._build_iterator())
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/shreddit/shredder.py", line 171, in _remove_things
    self._remove(item)
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/shreddit/shredder.py", line 142, in _remove
    self._remove_comment(item)
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/shreddit/shredder.py", line 128, in _remove_comment
    comment.edit(replacement_text)
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/praw/models/reddit/mixins/editable.py", line 47, in edit
    updated = self._reddit.post(API_PATH["edit"], data=data)[0]
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/praw/reddit.py", line 665, in post
    return self._objectify_request(
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/praw/reddit.py", line 578, in _objectify_request
    self.request(
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/praw/reddit.py", line 758, in request
    return self._core.request(
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/prawcore/sessions.py", line 332, in request
    return self._request_with_retries(
  File "/home/user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/prawcore/sessions.py", line 268, in _request_with_retries
    assert (
AssertionError: Unexpected status code: 429

[endeavor51]

Reddit introduced rate-limiting on their API about 4 days ago. Rumor has it it was due to a bot earlier this week who edited comments with the usernames of every Reddit account to spam chat requests.

Current API limitations have write actions (post/edit) limited to 1 every 30 seconds. This isn't limited to apps, even old.reddit.com/ blocks users in the interface from editing more than once every 30 sec.

To fix, Shreddit will need to add a delay timer, hopefully with a programmable variable to be included in shreddit.yml.

Unfortunately, I think the app is no longer in development, so here's hoping some fork fixes it.

[endeavor51]

Should be fixed now.

https://old.reddit.com/r/redditdev/comments/mg077m/not_even_close_to_hitting_the_rate_limitbut_still/gstm1a9/

[scottjl]

i'm still getting it.. any idea where to add the delay?

[endeavor51]

I haven't had time to look at the code (never was very good with Python). I tried manipulating the cooldown feature unsuccessfully.

An maintained fork of Shreddit is available here: https://github.com/pythonInRelay/Shreddit But that fork doesn't have a fix for this yet either.

[diversionmary]

See here: https://github.com/pythonInRelay/Shreddit/issues/9

Add ratelimit_seconds=45 to your praw.ini within your username section. I also added to a [default] section at the top of my praw.ini. thx to @KenMacD

[xb4r7x]

And if you're like me, and ratelimit_seconds=45 didn't do anything, make sure your praw is up to date. pip3 install --upgrade praw and you should be g2g.

[benninkcorien]

rate_limit_seconds in praw.ini didn't help me.

I added a few

time.sleep(4) 

to shredder.py so that it sleeps for 4 seconds after each edit. That seems to have fixed it. It just takes a little longer now. (shredder.py is located in C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Lib\site-packages\shreddit on windows)

[xb4r7x]

Did you make sure that praw was up to date? The rate_limit_seconds thing only works in more recent versions. Your work around works, but is kinda silly when the functionality is already baked in.

[benninkcorien]

I installed everything today, but didn't check the praw version in requirements.text - will see if I can update, thank you!

Edit - went from v5x to v7x ... I've already ran shreddit so can't test at the moment, but I'll assume setting the rate limit in praw.ini works better.

[phayzeeVW]

I also ran into this problem today. praw version is up-to-date, rate_limit_seconds = 45 is set in praw.ini, but I can't still run it. it seems that adding time.sleep(4) works, but it is very slow.

EDIT: changed time.sleep(4) to time.sleep(2) to speed-up the process and it works just fine

[scottjl]

strange. the delay time must somehow be tied to the reddit account itself. other than adjusting mine from 31 to 45 i haven't made any other changes and it runs just fine. i run it once a night at 2am via cron. it sweeps up messages and posts.