python-telegram-bot/examples/echobot.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

'''Simple Bot to reply Telegram messages'''

import logging
import telegram
import time


LAST_UPDATE_ID = None


def main():
    global LAST_UPDATE_ID

    logging.basicConfig(
        format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')

    # Telegram Bot Authorization Token
    bot = telegram.Bot('TOKEN')

    # This will be our global variable to keep the latest update_id when requesting
    # for updates. It starts with the latest update_id if available.
    try:
        LAST_UPDATE_ID = bot.getUpdates()[-1].update_id
    except IndexError:
        LAST_UPDATE_ID = None

    while True:
        echo(bot)
        time.sleep(3)


def echo(bot):
    global LAST_UPDATE_ID

    # Request updates from last updated_id
    for update in bot.getUpdates(offset=LAST_UPDATE_ID):
        if LAST_UPDATE_ID < update.update_id:
            # chat_id is required to reply any message
            chat_id = update.message.chat_id
            message = update.message.text.encode('utf-8')

            if (message):
                # Reply the message
                bot.sendMessage(chat_id=chat_id,
                                text=message)

                # Updates global offset to get the new updates
                LAST_UPDATE_ID = update.update_id


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()