Scraping more than 100 posts. Code refactor and optimisation. Improved the file writer and update checker functions

rpst/__init__.py

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+import os
 
+__author__: str = "Richard Mwewa"
+__about_author__: str = "https://about/me/rly0nheart"
+__version__: str = "2.0.0.0"
+
+__description__: str = f"""
+# RPST (Reddit Post Scraping Tool) {__version__}
+> Retrieve Reddit posts that contain the specified keyword from a specified subreddit.
+"""
+__epilog__: str = f"""
+# by [{__author__}]({__about_author__})
+
+```
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2023 {__author__}
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+```
+"""
+
+# Construct path to the program's directory
+PROGRAM_DIRECTORY: str = os.path.expanduser(
+    os.path.join("~", "reddit_post_scraping_tool")
+)