Simple Telegram Bot API

Designed to be simple, zero dependency, one file python telegram bot api wrapper

Introduction

This library implements telegram bot API in python. With no dependencies.

All fields and methods of API use typing.

Bot API 5.0 (November 4, 2020) is fully supported.

Disclaimer

This library and its author neither associated, nor affiliated with Telegram in any way.

Installation

pip install py-telegram-bot-api

Or you can just download api.py file and do whatever you want.

Quick start

• Copy code from bot_example.py
• Create your bot with this instruction and get bot API key
• Put bot API key in bot_example.py
• Run script: python bot_example.py
• Write "/start" or "/help" to your bot in telegram

Documentation

All documentation you need can be found here.

Differences:

• Library methods use "snake_case_style" instead of "camelCaseStyle" in telegram docs.

• Message structure use from_user instead of from (from is a reserved word in Python)

Lib Structure

api.py module represents all telegram bot API methods and structures. This is the only file you really want to work with telegram bot API.

pooling.py calls getUpdates() method in a loop. Can be used instead of webhook. More info about pooling and webhooks are here.

utils.py module contains useful code.

Status

Development done. Tests in progress.

Progress status

• All classes added
• All methods added

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Tested methods

• get_updates
• set_webhook
• delete_webhook
• get_webhook_info
• get_me
• log_out
• close
• send_message
• forward_message
• copy_message
• send_photo
• send_audio
• send_document
• send_video
• send_animation
• send_voice
• send_video_note
• send_media_group
• send_location
• edit_message_live_location
• stop_message_live_location
• send_venue
• send_contact
• send_poll

Not tested methods

• send_dice
• send_chat_action
• get_user_profile_photos
• get_file
• kick_chat_member
• unban_chat_member
• restrict_chat_member
• promote_chat_member
• set_chat_administrator_custom_title
• set_chat_permissions
• export_chat_invite_link
• set_chat_photo
• delete_chat_photo
• set_chat_title
• set_chat_description
• pin_chat_message
• unpin_chat_message
• unpin_all_chat_messages
• leave_chat
• get_chat
• get_chat_administrators
• get_chat_members_count
• get_chat_member
• set_chat_sticker_set
• delete_chat_sticker_set
• answer_callback_query
• set_my_commands
• get_my_commands
• edit_message_text
• edit_message_caption
• edit_message_media
• edit_message_reply_markup
• stop_poll
• delete_message
• send_sticker
• get_sticker_set
• upload_sticker_file
• create_new_sticker_set
• add_sticker_to_set
• set_sticker_position_in_set
• delete_sticker_from_set
• set_sticker_set_thumb
• answer_inline_query
• send_invoice
• answer_shipping_query
• answer_pre_checkout_query
• set_passport_data_errors
• send_game
• get_game_high_scores

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Known issues

• No issues yet