Update alisto_project/backend/ingest_reddit.py

alisto_project/backend/ingest_reddit.py

@@ -20,7 +20,17 @@ SUBREDDITS = "AlistoSimulation"
 
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 # loads environment variables from .env file
-load_dotenv(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '../.env'))
+env_path_1 = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '../.env')       # Inside alisto_project
+env_path_2 = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '../../.env')    # In the main root
+
+if os.path.exists(env_path_1):
+    load_dotenv(env_path_1)
+    print("✅ Loaded .env from alisto_project folder")
+elif os.path.exists(env_path_2):
+    load_dotenv(env_path_2)
+    print("✅ Loaded .env from Root folder")
+else:
+    print("⚠️ WARNING: No .env file found! Passwords will be missing.")
 
 # initializes the Flask application context for database access
 app = Flask(__name__)
@@ -387,6 +397,12 @@ async def scrape_reddit():
     if not client_id or not client_secret:
         print("❌ Error: Client ID or Secret missing in .env")
         return
+        
+# DEBUG: Check if password is actually loaded
+    if not os.getenv("REDDIT_PASSWORD"):
+        print("❌ CRITICAL ERROR: .env file loaded, but REDDIT_PASSWORD is empty/missing!")
+        return
+
     
 # NEW: Authenticated Login (REQUIRED for Hugging Face)
     reddit = asyncpraw.Reddit(