Two approaches to utilise Telegram Bots:
request
librarypython-telegram-bot
library
Some Notes:
Request
library allows the utilisation of bots straight from python without chat commands
Some Uses:
- Remotely post content to a group using python & store data content found in
response.text
(when usingrequest
library), so the data can be passed on and utilised for analysis etc
Bot Related Information:
- Bots need to be created using the Telegram @BotFather chat & commands
chat_id
can be confirmed by inviting @getidsbot to the groupbot_id
is the authentication code of each bot, created by a Telegram user; ie. all created bots are tied to a username