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0. How many subs?mandatoryWrite a function that queries the Reddit API and returns the number of subscribers (not active users, total subscribers) for a given subreddit. If an invalid subreddit is given, the function should return 0.Hint: No authentication is necessary for most features of the Reddit API. If you’re getting errors related to Too Many Requests, ensure you’re setting a custom User-Agent.Requirements:Prototype: def number_of_subscribers(subreddit)If not a valid subreddit, return 0.NOTE: Invalid subreddits may return a redirect to search results. Ensure that you are not following redirects.wintermancer@lapbox ~/reddit_api/project $ cat 0-main.py#!/usr/bin/python3"""0-main"""import sysif __name__ == '__main__': number_of_subscribers = __import__('0-subs').number_of_subscribers if len(sys.argv) < 2: print("Please pass an argument for the subreddit to search.") else: print("{:d}".format(number_of_subscribers(sys.argv[1])))wintermancer@lapbox ~/reddit_api/project $ python3 0-main.py programming756024wintermancer@lapbox ~/reddit_api/project $ python3 0-main.py this_is_a_fake_subreddit0

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  1. How many subs?mandatoryWrite a function that queries the Reddit API and returns the number of subscribers (not active users, total subscribers) for a given subreddit. If an invalid subreddit is given, the function should return 0.Hint: No authentication is necessary for most features of the Reddit API. If you’re getting errors related to Too Many Requests, ensure you’re setting a custom User-Agent.Requirements:Prototype: def number_of_subscribers(subreddit)If not a valid subreddit, return 0.NOTE: Invalid subreddits may return a redirect to search results. Ensure that you are not following redirects.wintermancer@lapbox ~/reddit_api/project cat 0-main.py#!/usr/bin/python3"""0-main"""import sysif __name__ == '__main__': number_of_subscribers = __import__('0-subs').number_of_subscribers if len(sys.argv) < 2: print("Please pass an argument for the subreddit to search.") else: print("{:d}".format(number_of_subscribers(sys.argv[1])))wintermancer@lapbox ~/reddit_api/project python3 0-main.py programming756024wintermancer@lapbox ~/reddit_api/project $ python3 0-main.py this_is_a_fake_subreddit0
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It seems like you're asking for a Python function that interacts with the Reddit API to get the number of subscribers for a given subreddit. Here's a simple implementation using the requests library:

import requests

def number_of_subscribers(subreddit):
    headers = {'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0'}
    response = requests.get(f'https://www.reddit.com/r/{subreddit}/about.json', headers=headers)
    
    if response.status_code == 200:
        return response.json()['data']['subscribers']
    else:
        return 0

This function works by sending a GET request to the Reddit API's 'about' endpoint for the specified subreddit. If the request is successful (i.e., the HTTP status code is 200), the function extracts the number of subscribers from the JSON response and returns it. If the request is not successful, the function returns 0.

Please note that Reddit may block or limit your requests if you send too many in a short period of time. To help prevent this, the function includes a 'User-Agent' header to identify the client making the request.

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