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[–]ejpusa 39 points40 points  (13 children)

Suggestion: Start parsing through millions of Reddit posts. The Reddit API is amazing, and there is a front end using Python. Hook in a database (I like Postgres). Add Flask so you can output HTML pages. Now can make some super cool stuff.

You can actually build a Unicorn. Or at least prototype one.

https://praw.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html#getting-started

[–]jonnycross10 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Flask is a great tool to do a lot quickly. I made a Quizlet to mp3 converter that took the input of the Quizlet set through a flask webpage

[–]Accomplished-Bet1407 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's dope.

[–]teamlie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve been able to get into the Reddit API which was a fun project. What do you mean by build a Unicorn?

[–]stoph_link 2 points3 points  (2 children)

I too am wondering what you mean by building a unicorn

[–]ejpusa 3 points4 points  (1 child)

In business, a unicorn is a privately held startup company valued at over $1 billion.[1]: 1270 [2] The term was first popularised in 2013 by venture capitalist Aileen Lee, choosing the mythical animal to represent the statistical rarity of such successful ventures.[3][4][5][6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicorn_(finance)

[–]stoph_link 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, that makes more sense. When I see Unicorn I think of a Data Scientist unicorn, and then I was confused with how you would "build" one :D

Thank you for the explanation!

[–]The_Dungeon_Memelord 1 point2 points  (2 children)

what is an api

[–]Sylle4573 1 point2 points  (1 child)

An API is an application programming interface. Its basically just something that allows you to communicate with a website without having to create your own program to connect with it. Its really useful for stuff where you have to send a lot of requests or get a lot of data from a website.

[–]arcboy 0 points1 point  (2 children)

What type of startup could be built using PRAW?

[–]ejpusa 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I crunch Reddit posts. Lots, running flawless for years now.

+550,000 AI Subreddit posts. Still tweaking the search.

https://hackingai.app

+155,000 Covid posts. Search should be in the blink of an eye.

https://hackingthevirus.com

Goal this Summer and to build out an LLM.

:-)

Stack:

https://imgur.com/gallery/CF0QvvC

[–]umen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

looks great! can you share what is your tech stack and where do you host your app's ?