Dirtix Bot

This is a simple Telegram bot that echoes back any message sent to it. It also responds to /start and /hello commands with a welcome message.

Project Structure

.
├── .env             # Environment variables file
├── .env.sample      # Sample environment variables file
├── .git             # Git repository directory
├── .gitignore       # Git ignore file
├── .venv            # Virtual environment directory
├── bot.py           # Bot script
├── requirements.txt # Python dependencies
└── README.md        # Project documentation

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

Python 3.6 or higher
pip (Python package installer)

Steps

Clone the repository (if applicable)

git clone <repository-url>
cd <repository-directory>

Create and activate a virtual environment

python -m venv .venv
# On Windows
.venv\Scripts\activate
# On Unix or MacOS
source .venv/bin/activate

Install the required packages
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
Set up the environment variables

Create a .env file in the project directory with the following content (replace your_bot_token with your actual bot token):
```
BOT_TOKEN=your_bot_token
```
You can use the .env.sample file as a template.
Run the bot
```
python bot.py
```

Usage

Send /start or /hello command to the bot to receive a welcome message.
Send any other message and the bot will echo it back to you.

Files Description

.env: Contains the environment variables for the bot.
.env.sample: A sample environment variables file for reference.
.git: Directory containing Git repository data.
.gitignore: Specifies files and directories to be ignored by Git.
.venv: The virtual environment directory.
bot.py: The main bot script.
requirements.txt: Lists the Python packages required to run the bot.
README.md: Project documentation.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

pbrudny/dirtix-bot