diff --git a/scripts/initialize_session.py b/scripts/initialize_session.py
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+"""
+Initialize an authenticated instance of PRAW to interact with.
+
+$ python -i initialize_session.py
+"""
+from rtv.docs import AGENT
+from rtv.packages import praw
+from rtv.content import RequestHeaderRateLimiter
+from rtv.config import Config
+
+config = Config()
+config.load_refresh_token()
+
+reddit = praw.Reddit(
+    user_agent=AGENT.format(version='test_session'),
+    decode_html_entities=False,
+    disable_update_check=True,
+    timeout=10,  # 10 second request timeout
+    handler=RequestHeaderRateLimiter())
+
+
+reddit.set_oauth_app_info(
+    config['oauth_client_id'],
+    config['oauth_client_secret'],
+    config['oauth_redirect_uri'])
+reddit.refresh_access_information(config.refresh_token)
+
+inbox = reddit.get_inbox()
+items = [next(inbox) for _ in range(20)]
+pass
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