code: def init_reddit(generator):
      
      auth_dict = generator.settings.get('REDDIT_POSTER_AUTH')
      if auth_dict is None:
          log.info("Could not find REDDIT_POSTER_AUTH key in settings, reddit plugin won't function")
          generator.get_reddit = lambda: None
          return
  
      reddit = praw.Reddit(**auth_dict)
      generator.get_reddit = lambda: reddit
docs: this is a hack to make sure the reddit object keeps track of a session
      trough article scanning, speeding up networking as the connection can be 
      kept alive.