Added new --download-delay flag to allow throttling the download across all supported platofrms.

script.py

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ from src.programMode import ProgramMode
 from src.reddit import Reddit
 from src.store import Store
 
+from time import sleep
+
 __author__ = "Ali Parlakci"
 __license__ = "GPL"
 __version__ = "1.9.4"
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ def download(submissions):
         try:
             downloadPost(details,directory)
             GLOBAL.downloadedPosts.add(details['POSTID'])
+
             try:
                 if GLOBAL.arguments.unsave:
                     reddit.submission(id=details['POSTID']).unsave()
@@ -161,6 +164,10 @@ def download(submissions):
                 reddit = Reddit().begin()
                 reddit.submission(id=details['POSTID']).unsave()
 
+            if GLOBAL.arguments.download_delay:
+                print(f"Delaying next download for {GLOBAL.arguments.download_delay} seconds...")
+                sleep(GLOBAL.arguments.download_delay)
+
             downloadedCount += 1
               
         except FileAlreadyExistsError:

src/arguments.py

@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ class Arguments:
                             action="store_true",
                             help="Just saved posts into a the POSTS.json file without downloading"
                             )
+        parser.add_argument("--download-delay",
+                            metavar="DELAY",
+                            type=int,
+                            help="Amount, in seconds, to delay before beginning the next item in the download queue"
+                            )
    
 
         if arguments == []: