alexruize / haiku_finder_bot

Python script that scans Reddit comments for full-sentence haikus, posting a reply with it. You can find the results on Reddit for /u/haiku_finder_bot. Posts are old because it got banned :/

haiku_finder_bot

This short script finds accidental haikus in Reddit's comments, and posts them as a reply.

It first generates a dictionary of syllables per word inferring the number of syllables from the phonemic structure of the word and its lexical stresses (using the Carnegie Mellon University's pronunciation dictionary).

It then retrieves the comments on Reddit's \r\all section as json data, searches for the 5-7-5 syllabic structure in full sentences, and accesses the Reddit API to post the properly formatted haiku as a reply to the original comment.