/rava-telegram-bot

TechBot & ChatGPT Awesomeness! Get ready for a wild ride with this Telegram bot! - /technews : Latest tech buzz! - /naija : Nigerian Headlines - /headlines : Global headlines! And when you're not commanding, ChatGPT's on deck for casual convo.

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Telegram News and Chat Bot with ChatGPT - Rava v2

Welcome to the Telegram News and Chat Bot repository! This Python-based Telegram bot is designed to provide users with the latest tech news, country-specific news, and international headlines. Additionally, it can engage in casual conversation when not responding to specific commands, thanks to the integration of ChatGPT.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Before running the bot, make sure you have the following installed:

  • Python 3.x
  • python-telegram-bot library
  • OpenAI GPT-3 API key (for ChatGPT integration)

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/klvncj/rava-telegram-bot.git
cd telegram-news-chat-bot

  2. Install the required dependencies:

    pip install -r requirements.txt

  3. Set up your Telegram Bot on BotFather and obtain the bot token.

  4. Obtain your OpenAI GPT-3 API key from the OpenAI platform.

  5. Update the file with your Telegram Bot token and OpenAI API key:

    # bot.py

TOKEN = 'YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN'
api_key  = 'YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY'

Usage

Run the bot using the following command:

python bot.py

Now, you can interact with the bot on Telegram. Start a chat with your bot and use the following commands:

  • /tech: Get the latest tech news.
  • /naija: Get the latest news for a specific country (currently only offers Nigerian news 😛).
  • /news: Get international headlines.

When not using commands, the bot will engage in casual conversation, thanks to the integrated ChatGPT.

Contributors

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

  • Special thanks to the developers of the python-telegram-bot library.
  • OpenAI for providing the amazing ChatGPT model.

Feel free to contribute, report issues, or suggest improvements!