# Bots ## Bots * [The 5 Most Inspiring Chatbots On Facebook Messenger](https://adespresso.com/academy/blog/5-inspiring-chatbots-facebook-messenger/) ## Telegram Bot > A new era of messaging. Telegram is a cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security and speed. [Homepage](https://telegram.org/) > > Telegram Web Version 0.5.4 [Homepage](https://web.telegram.org/#/im) ![Telegram](https://telegram.org/img/t_logo.png) [Everything you need is here](https://flowxo.com/features) ### Bot Revolution > Bots are simply Telegram accounts operated by software – not people – and they'll often have AI features. They can do anything – teach, play, search, broadcast, remind, connect, integrate with other services, or even pass commands to the Internet of Things [Bot Revolution](https://telegram.org/blog/bot-revolution) * [Sample Slack bot built with Botkit](https://github.com/howdyai/botkit-middleware-witai/blob/master/example_bot.js) * [A customizable life embetterment robot](https://hubot.github.com/) * [Cisco brings some (real) friends to the chat-bot party](http://www.computerworld.stfi.re/article/3094288/cloud-computing/cisco-brings-some-real-friends-to-the-chat-bot-party.html) ### Bots: An introduction for developers Bots are third-party applications that run inside Telegram. Users can interact with bots by sending them messages, commands and inline requests. You control your bots using HTTPS requests to our bot API. [Bots: An introduction for developers](https://core.telegram.org/bots) 1. What can I do with bots? 2. How do bots work? 3. How do I create a bot? 4. How are bots different from humans? 5. Bot perks ### Bot Code Examples > Many members of our community are building bots and publishing the source code. We collect these examples here. Ping us on BotSupport if you've built a bot and would like to share its code with others [Bot Code Examples](https://core.telegram.org/bots/samples) ### BotFather * Go to [Web Telegram Org](https://web.telegram.org/#/im) and sign up * Search for BotFather and add it, click on it ```bash BotFather: They call me the Botfather, I can help you create and set up Telegram bots. Please read this manual before we begin: https://core.telegram.org/bots You can control me by sending these commands: /newbot - create a new bot /token - generate authorization token /revoke - revoke bot access token /setname - change a bot's name /setdescription - change bot description /setabouttext - change bot about info /setuserpic - change bot profile photo /setinline - change inline settings /setinlinegeo - toggle inline location requests /setinlinefeedback - change inline feedback settings /setcommands - change bot commands list /setjoingroups - can your bot be added to groups? /setprivacy - what messages does your bot see in groups? /deletebot - delete a bot /cancel - cancel the current operation ``` ### Bot Creation ```bash Abraham: /newbot [7:31:40 PM] BotFather: Alright, a new bot. How are we going to call it? Please choose a name for your bot. [7:31:57 PM] Abraham: Xe1GyqExample [7:31:58 PM] BotFather: Good. Now let's choose a username for your bot. It must end in `bot`. Like this, for example: TetrisBot or tetris_bot. [7:32:06 PM] Abraham: Xe1GyqExampleBot [7:32:08 PM] BotFather: Done! Congratulations on your new bot. You will find it at telegram.me/Xe1GyqExampleBot. You can now add a description, about section and profile picture for your bot, see /help for a list of commands. By the way, when you've finished creating your cool bot, ping our Bot Support if you want a better username for it. Just make sure the bot is fully operational before you do this. Use this token to access the HTTP API: 231219005:BBFq9seF0LfVuUvjifc8cBYfCngGcbcGdYs For a description of the Bot API, see this page: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api CANCELFORWARD 1 DELETE 1 REPLY ``` * Search for the Bot already created and add it to your contacts ## Python Telegram Bot Library Installation > Not just a Python Wrapper around the Telegram Bot API [Homepage](https://python-telegram-bot.org/) [Github](https://github.com/python-telegram-bot) ![Python Telegram Bot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python-telegram-bot/logos/master/logo/png/ptb-logo_240.png) ```bash root@edison:~# opkg install python-pip python-dev root@edison:~# pip install setuptools root@edison:~# pip install requests --upgrade root@edison:~# pip install future --upgrade root@edison:~# pip install python-telegram-bot --upgrade ``` ```bash root@edison:~# cd root@edison:~# git clone https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot.git Cloning into 'python-telegram-bot'... remote: Counting objects: 5289, done. remote: Total 5289 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 5289 Receiving objects: 100% (5289/5289), 1.52 MiB | 772.00 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (3876/3876), done. Checking connectivity... done. root@edison:~# cd python-telegram-bot root@edison:~/python-telegram-bot# python setup.py install ... ... root@edison:~# cd ``` ## Bot Example ```bash root@edison:~# vi telegrambot.py ``` ```python #!/usr/bin/python import time import pyupm_grove as grove import pyupm_i2clcd as lcd from telegram.ext import Updater, CommandHandler, MessageHandler, Filters light = grove.GroveLight(1) temperature = grove.GroveTemp(0) display = lcd.Jhd1313m1(0, 0x3E, 0x62) def functionLight(bot, update): luxes = light.value() bot.sendMessage(update.message.chat_id, text='Light ' + str(luxes)) def functionTemperature(bot, update): degrees = temperature.value() bot.sendMessage(update.message.chat_id, text='Temperature ' + str(degrees)) def functionEcho(bot, update): bot.sendMessage(update.message.chat_id, text=update.message.text) if __name__ == '__main__': updater = Updater("219701132:AAEBn3_9ZBN-Lk8l8kRnkLKegmjA-S5iPaQ") dp = updater.dispatcher dp.add_handler(CommandHandler("light", functionLight)) dp.add_handler(CommandHandler("temperature", functionTemperature)) dp.add_handler(MessageHandler([Filters.text], functionEcho)) updater.start_polling() while True: degrees = temperature.value() luxes = light.value() display.setColor(255, 0, 0) display.setCursor(0,0) display.write('Light ' + str(luxes)) display.setCursor(1,0) display.write('Temperature ' + str(degrees)) time.sleep(1) updater.idle() del temperatura ``` ```bash root@edison:~# python telegrambot.py ``` * Interact with your Bot using the Web Telegram Org Application ## BeepBoop > Beep Boop is a ridiculously simple hosting platform for your Slack and Messenger bots [Homepage](https://beepboophq.com/) * [Coding a Weather Slackbot for Beep Boop with Wit.ai](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fus357b19io) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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