#!/usr/bin/env python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license. """ Simple Bot to reply to Telegram messages. First, a few handler functions are defined. Then, those functions are passed to the Dispatcher and registered at their respective places. Then, the bot is started and runs until we press Ctrl-C on the command line. Usage: Basic Echobot example, repeats messages. Press Ctrl-C on the command line or send a signal to the process to stop the bot. """ import logging from telegram.ext import Updater, CommandHandler, MessageHandler, Filters # Enable logging logging.basicConfig( format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s', level=logging.INFO ) logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) # Define a few command handlers. These usually take the two arguments update and # context. Error handlers also receive the raised TelegramError object in error. def start(update, context): """Send a message when the command /start is issued.""" update.message.reply_text('Hi!') def help_command(update, context): """Send a message when the command /help is issued.""" update.message.reply_text('Help!') def echo(update, context): """Echo the user message.""" update.message.reply_text(update.message.text) def main(): """Start the bot.""" # Create the Updater and pass it your bot's token. # Make sure to set use_context=True to use the new context based callbacks # Post version 12 this will no longer be necessary updater = Updater("TOKEN", use_context=True) # Get the dispatcher to register handlers dp = updater.dispatcher # on different commands - answer in Telegram dp.add_handler(CommandHandler("start", start)) dp.add_handler(CommandHandler("help", help_command)) # on noncommand i.e message - echo the message on Telegram dp.add_handler(MessageHandler(Filters.text & ~Filters.command, echo)) # Start the Bot updater.start_polling() # Run the bot until you press Ctrl-C or the process receives SIGINT, # SIGTERM or SIGABRT. This should be used most of the time, since # start_polling() is non-blocking and will stop the bot gracefully. updater.idle() if __name__ == '__main__': main()