telegram_bot_setup.md

Quick Guide to setup a telegram bot and privat group chat

• Quick Guide to setup a telegram bot and privat group chat
  • 1. Open bothfather channel
  • 2. Create new bot
  • 3. Create a chat group
  • 4. Change bot setting
  • 4. Change bot permissions to get group messages
  • 5. Run python bot command to get chat group details

1. Open bothfather channel

send massage to @botfather

/start

2. Create new bot

/newbot

answer with botname fdia answer bot name with bot at end fdia_bot

3. Create a chat group

create a chat group in telegram and add new bot

4. Change bot setting

/setjoingroups

select group from selcections menu/ insert bot name

4. Change bot permissions to get group messages

/setprivacy

• select bot from choosable menu or add bot name
• new select disable to get and read all messages

5. Run python bot command to get chat group details

import sys
import time
import telepot
from telepot.loop import MessageLoop

def handle(msg):
    content_type, chat_type, chat_id = telepot.glance(msg)
    print(content_type, chat_type, chat_id)

    if content_type == 'text':
        bot.sendMessage(chat_id, msg['text'])

TOKEN = sys.argv[1]  # get token from command-line

bot = telepot.Bot(TOKEN)
MessageLoop(bot, handle).run_as_thread()
print ('Listening ...')

# Keep the program running.
while 1:
    time.sleep(10)