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Check submission age before scraping

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start by locating the code that receives Reddit submissions and begins scraping their video links. Trace how submission age is represented and where an age check could prevent scraping. Done means month-old posts are skipped before scraping while recent submissions continue through the existing flow; the payload names no tests or files.

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Description

Make sure we aren't scraping month-old posts.

Dominant language
Python
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Forks
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