def get_user(user):
'''
Gets the information from the specified public user object.
@param: the PublicUser object that points to the target user
@return: a 2D parallel list: [img_urls, titles, scores, authors]
'''
# initializes the reddit praw wrapper
reddit = Reddit(user.returnSubreddit()[2], NUM_POSTS)
# gets the data from reddit
img_urls = reddit.getImageUrl()
titles = reddit.getTitle()
scores = reddit.getScore()
authors = reddit.getAuthor()
return [img_urls, titles, scores, authors]
def get_category(category):
'''
Gets the information from the specified public category object.
@param: Category object representing the target category
@return: a 2D parallel list: [img_urls, titles, scores, authors]
'''
# initializes the reddit praw wrapper
reddit = Reddit(category.subreddit, NUM_POSTS)
# gets the data from reddit
img_urls = reddit.getImageUrl()
titles = reddit.getTitle()
scores = reddit.getScore()
authors = reddit.getAuthor()
return [img_urls, titles, scores, authors]