shitpost /SCHIT-pohst/ - a comment that contains nothing of intended value, but at the same time is not intended to troll with.

This script uses Markov chains to learn how to shitpost. Using a user-specified board, this script trains a Markov chain on all posts on all pages of said board and generates shitposts on command. Also includes a random image from the same board. This doesn't actually post to 4chan.

This makes extensive use of 4chan's read-only JSON API.

• Python 3
• PyMarkovChain

For Linux users - simply run:

sudo pip3 install PyMarkovChain

0. Install the required dependencies if you don't already have them.
1. Run ./shitposter.py.
2. Enter a board to train on - ex. /a/, /b/, /co/, /tv/, etc.
3. Once training is finished, hit enter to generate a shitpost.

The command train will re-train the Markov chain on the same board.

The command board <board> will switch to the specified board.

The command exit will exit the script.

• ChangedNameTo - Image-grabbing
• franzwr - Data pickling
• Tim La Roche - Python 3 support