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Argparse Telegram bot
import argparse
from telegram.ext import Updater
from telegram.ext.commandhandler import CommandHandler
import logging
# Enable logging
logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
level=logging.INFO)
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class ArgumentParser(argparse.ArgumentParser):
"""
The default (and only) argparse behavior is to throw error to sys.stderr via the error method.
"""
def error(self, message):
raise ParserError(message)
class ParserError(Exception): pass
# Example of standard usage
command_1_parser = ArgumentParser(description='Command 1 Parser')
command_1_parser.add_argument('-f', '--foo')
command_1_parser.add_argument('-b', '--bar', required=True)
# Using subparsers, as in postional arguments, provides a more natural way to use this via a chat
command_2_parser = ArgumentParser(description='Command 2 Parser')
subparsers = command_2_parser.add_subparsers()
foo_parser = subparsers.add_parser('foo')
foo_parser.add_argument('-b')
def command_1(bot, update, args):
try:
options = command_1_parser.parse_args(args)
message = repr(options)
except ParserError as e:
message = 'ERROR!: %s' % str(e)
bot.sendMessage(update.message.chat_id, text=message)
def command_2(bot, update, args):
try:
options = command_2_parser.parse_args(args)
message = repr(options)
except ParserError as e:
message = 'ERROR!: %s' % str(e)
bot.sendMessage(update.message.chat_id, text=message)
def error(bot, update, error):
logger.warn('Update "%s" caused error "%s"' % (update, error))
def main():
# Create the EventHandler and pass it your bot's token.
updater = Updater("TOKEN")
# Get the dispatcher to register handlers
dp = updater.dispatcher
dp.add_handler(CommandHandler('command1', command_1, pass_args=True))
dp.add_handler(CommandHandler('command2', command_2, pass_args=True))
dp.add_error_handler(error)
# Start the Bot
updater.start_polling()
# Run the bot until the you presses Ctrl-C or the process receives SIGINT,
# SIGTERM or SIGABRT. This should be used most of the time, since
# start_polling() is non-blocking and will stop the bot gracefully.
updater.idle()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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