praw get comments depth first

praw_print_comments.py

def get_comments(submission):
    if type(submission) == str:
        forest = reddit.submission(id=submission).comments
    else:
        forest = submission.comments
    forest.replace_more(limit=None)
    # now forest is a flat list of comments.  Each comment may have children
    def recur_get_comments(forest, level=0):
        level += 1
        for x in forest:
            try:
                print(f"{x.id} parent {x.parent()}  {x.author}, {x.permalink}, {level=}", flush=True)
                x.replies.replace_more(limit=None)
                recur_get_comments(x.replies, level)
            except AttributeError:
                print("got attribute error at {level=}", flush=True)
    recur_get_comments(forest)