Logs tumblr fanfictions to a psql database and generates fanfictions using markov chains. You can see it in action here.

Installation

Install postgresql, add a user, and log in.

Create a database named fanfictions

createdb fanfictions

Run the install script to set up tables and columns

psql fanfictions -f create_tables.sql

Install requirements with pip

pip install -r requirements.txt

Setup

Edit settings.py with your information. You can get your Tumblr credentials here.

Running it

Running log.py

python log.py

Running generate.py

generate.py will automatically generate and post a fanfiction. No setup is required if you have completed the previous steps.

If you get an error like TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'NoneType' and 'str', it's probably because you don't have enough data. Change text_model = POSifiedText(text, state_size=3) to text_model = POSifiedText(text, state_size=2)