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Setup & Bot Configuration

One-time setup. After this, day-to-day use is just the Quick Start.

Prerequisites

  • Python 3 — Install via python.org or Homebrew (brew install python3)
  • pip3 — Typically bundled with Python 3; otherwise brew install pip3
  • virtualenv — pip3 install virtualenv

Install

  1. Clone the repository: 
    git clone <repository-url>
cd telegram-bot
  2. Create and activate a virtual environment: 
    virtualenv env-telegram-bot
source env-telegram-bot/bin/activate
  3. Install dependencies: 
    pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Telegram Bot Configuration

  1. Download and install the Telegram Desktop App.
  2. Create a new bot by messaging BotFather.
  3. Obtain the API token.
    • For an existing bot, send /mybots to BotFather, select the bot, and click API Token.
  4. Create a .env file in the project root: 
    touch .env
  5. Add your token in this format: 
    API_KEY = "110201543:AAHdqTcvCH1vGWJxfSeofSAs0K5PALDsaw"
  6. Create at least one Telegram group chat and add your bot as a member. That group will receive the message when the script runs.

Next: add your recipient groups — see Recipient Groups.