Config File Settings

About the Config File

• Can be used to pre-set and skip any prompt or option that the program asks when running
  • Example: You can enter your channel ID in the your_channel_id setting, so the app doesn't ask you to confirm your channel every time upon running
• Also contains some settings exclusive to the config file, and cannot be changed in the program itself
• Can be configured to run the program fully autonomously, given all necessary options are set
• Direct Link in Repo: https://github.com/ThioJoe/YT-Spammer-Purge/blob/main/assets/default_config.ini

List of Config Settings

Notes:

• For complete descriptions and possible values for each, you can look in the config file itself here
• Some config settings are only allowed in certain filtering modes
• Settings marked with a 📝 icon indicates it can only be chosen/set via the config file, and are not prompted for in the program

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General

• use_this_config: Whether to use the config file on launch or not, or ask every time
• your_channel_id: Prevents having to confirm logged-in user each run
• 📝auto_check_update: Whether to automatically check for updates of program and spam lists upon running
• 📝skip_confirm_video: Don't ask to confirm the video is correct after entering a video link/ID
• 📝moderator_mode: Overrides 'not your channel mode', so those with moderator permissions on a channel have the option to hold comments for review

Scanning

• scan_mode: Sets the scanning mode (what to scan)
• max_comments: Maximum number of comments to scan in
• video_to_scan: If chose to scan a video, this sets the video to scan
• channel_to_scan: If chose to scan recent videos on a channel, this sets which channel
• recent_videos_amount: If chose to scan recent videos, this sets how many (up to 5)

Filtering

• filter_mode: Sets the filtering mode (what to scan for)
• filter_subMode: When searching a comment/username/both, sets whether to search for individual characters, strings, or custom regex
• channel_ids_to_filter: In Channel ID Mode - Sets the specific channel IDs / links of users to search for (chan
• autoASCII_sensitivity: In ASCII Mode - Sets the sensitivity to use (allow extended ASCII, standard ASCII, or only alphanumeric)
• characters_to_filter: (Submode) - Filter for individual characters
• strings_to_filter: (Submode) - Filter for words, phrases, sentences, etc
• regex_to_filter: (Submode) - Filter using a custom regex expression

Removal

• skip_deletion: Sets whether to skip deleting matched comments
• 📝delete_without_reviewing: Sets whether to remove comments without
• enable_ban: Sets whether to ban matched users
• removal_type: Sets whether to delete, hold for review, or report matched comments
• 📝check_deletion_success: Sets whether to check that comments were successfully deleted, to save on time and API quota

Logging

• enable_logging: Whether to create log file or not
• 📝log_path: Change the path of where the log file is saved
• 📝log_mode: Sets the format of the log files, whether Rich Text Format (default) or plaintext

Info

• config_version = 14: (DO NOT CHANGE) - Used to alert user if their config file is out of date