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-# python-telegram
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-A Python wrapper around the Telegram Bot API.
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+Python Telegram Bot
+
+A Python wrapper around the Telegram Bot API.
+
+By `Leandro Toledo <leandrotoledodesouza@gmail.com>`_
+
+.. image:: https://travis-ci.org/leandrotoledo/python-telegram.svg?branch=master
+    :target: https://travis-ci.org/leandrotoledo/python-telegram
+    :alt: Travis CI Status
+
+============
+Introduction
+============
+
+This library provides a pure Python interface for the `Telegram Bot API <https://core.telegram.org/bots/api>`_. It works with Python versions from 2.6+. Python 3 support is under development.
+
+================
+Getting the code
+================
+
+The code is hosted at https://github.com/leandrotoledo/python-telegram-bot
+
+Check out the latest development version anonymously with::
+
+    $ git clone https://github.com/leandrotoledo/python-telegram-bot
+    $ cd python-telegram-bot
+
+Setup a virtual environment and install dependencies:
+
+	$ make env
+
+Activate the virtual environment created:
+
+	$ source env/bin/activate
+
+Run tests:
+
+	$ make test
+
+To see other options available, run:
+
+	$ make help
+
+=============
+Documentation
+=============
+
+View the last release API documentation at: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
+
+---
+API
+---
+
+The API is exposed via the ``telegram.Bot`` class.
+
+    >>> import telegram
+    >>> bot = telegram.Bot(token='token')
+
+To see if your credentials are successful::
+
+    >>> print bot.getMe()
+    {"first_name": "Toledo's Palace Bot", "username": "ToledosPalaceBot"}
+
+**NOTE**: much more than the small sample given here will print