Telegram Bot Workspace setup

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Prerequisites

• Python >= 3.6
• Curl
• Pip

Setup

Create a empty Directory

$ mkdir myfolder
$ cd myfolder

Get the script and run the script

$ curl -Lks tinyurl.com/finalbot > bot_pysetup
$ python bot_pysetup

DONE 🙂

preview

After Setup

• Start the Virtualenv

  in the you Workspace directory

For windows
$ .\env\Scripts\activate
(env) $

For Linux
$ source env/bin/activate
(env) $

• Start the bot

  • In terminal/cmd
  • Project name is set during setup

(env) $ python -m <project name>
bot logging starts ...

• Now Go to the bot Type /start command

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Troubleshoot

• Q. Where can I get the bot token?

  Ans.

  • Go to telegram and search for @BotFather and Type /start
  • to create a new bot type /newbot and give the necessary details
  • copy the bot token provided and paste that token during setup

• Q. How can I change my bot token after setup?

  Ans.

  bot token is stored as environvent variable in virtualenv

  • To change the bot token after setup complete
  • For windows
    • Go to env > Scripts > activate.bat
  • For Linux
    • Go to env > bin > activate
  • Go to the last line in that file
  • Update export bot_token=<new bot token>

    Make sure you deactivate your virtualenv and again start to see the changes

• Any query ping me on telegram @abunachar for any query/improvement.

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