Merge pull request #13 from praw-dev/comment_parent

Possible fix for #11
praw-dev · Oct 2, 2020 · d9b61d3 · d9b61d3
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diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Unreleased
 
 **Fixed**
 
+* A bug where if you call `.parent()` on a comment it clears its replies.
 * An issue where performing a deepcopy on an :class:`.RedditBase` object will fail.
 
 7.1.0 (2020/07/16)

diff --git a/asyncpraw/models/reddit/comment.py b/asyncpraw/models/reddit/comment.py
@@ -278,8 +278,12 @@ async def parent(self) -> Union["Comment", "Submission"]:
         """
         # pylint: disable=no-member
 
-        await self._fetch()
-        await self.submission._fetch()
+        if not self._fetched:
+            await self._fetch()
+
+        if not self.submission._fetched:
+            await self.submission._fetch()
+
         if self.parent_id == self.submission.fullname:
             return self.submission