#!/usr/bin/env python '''Simple Bot to reply Telegram messages''' import telegram import time # Telegram Bot Authorization Token bot = telegram.Bot('120405045:AAEAQ3EcfZ3NztkUbOkMOwCxXdDikEW1VZE') # This will be our global variable to keep the latest update_id when requesting # for updates. It starts with the latest update_id available. LAST_UPDATE_ID = bot.getUpdates()[-1].update_id def echo(): 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 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__': while True: echo() time.sleep(5)