python - Only script apps may use password auth praw

Question

I'm trying to make a Reddit reposter but every time I run the program it says "prawcore.exceptions.OAuthException: unauthorized_client error processing request (Only script apps may use password auth)"

def bot_login():
print('Logging in...')
r = praw.Reddit(username='**',
                password='**',
                client_id='**',
                client_secret='**',
                user_agent='None')
print('Logged in as user: "'+str(r.user.me())+'"')
print("------------------------------------------------------------------")
return r

any idea on how to fix it?

Answer 1

You probably made a web app on the reddit applications page on accident. Reddit only allows script type web applications to use password authentication for security purposes.

To Fix:

1. Go to https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps
2. Choose the "script" type application (picture)
3. Recreate your application