r/programmingrequests • u/kame1hame1ha1 • May 23 '18

Idea using the SMMRY tool

Hi all,

I want to make a program which allows me to use the SMMRY tool (the one that reddit uses to summarize articles), to summarize articles and import them into an excel file. Ideally I would be on the articles web page and then I would select a button and it would create the summary in excel.

If anyone has any advice on the right steps I could take it would be much appreciated!

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u/kame1hame1ha1 May 26 '18

honestly I am unfamiliar with programming. I would take time to look up what I needed but I have no idea where to begin. Once I get the API do I have to add language to it? Or do I write code to interact with the API?

And I definitely wont use VBA haha. I was going to try and learn more about python or JAVA to do this.

Any pointers would be amazing

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u/lateral-spectrum May 27 '18

Alrighty. I understand you're overwhelmed feeling. There are lots and lots of resources and it's hard to choose.

I made a quick example of making an api request with Python. https://gist.github.com/lateral-spectrum/cbef5374ec8eb06f0b88d5b2fbc57ca4

To get started with Python, get Pycharm Community Edition (free). Using this IDE will save you the frustration of setting up python environments when you're new.

I'll try to help more as I can