nielsencu/testtelebot

Python Telegram Bot

Setting up Python Telegram Bot

System Requirements

1. Python (>= 3.6.5)
2. Pip (>= 18.0)
3. MariaDB (>= 10.3.9)
4. virtualenv (== 16.0.0) (if setting up project in virtual environment)

Getting Started

1. Install Python Dependencies

   $ pip install -r requirements.txt
   

2. Initialize environment variable (create a .env file based on example.env)

3. Setup database

   $ python setup.py
   

4. Run the bot

   $ python main.py
   

Setting up in Virtual Environment

1. Setup Virtual Environment

   $ python -m venv virtualenv
   

2. Activate Virtual Environment

   $ source virtualenv/bin/activate
   

3. Update pip to latest version

   $ python -m pip install --upgrade pip
   

4. Repeat the above steps to set up the project in the virtual environment Run the following code to deactivate the virtual environment

   $ deactivate