python-telegram

Python API for the tdlib library. It helps you build your own Telegram clients.

• Changelog
• Documentation
• Tutorial

Installation

This library requires Python 3.6+ and Linux or MacOS.

pip install python-telegram

See documentation for more details.

Docker

This library has a docker image:

docker run -i -t --rm \
            -v /tmp/docker-python-telegram/:/tmp/ \
            akhmetov/python-telegram \
            python3 /app/examples/send_message.py $(API_ID) $(API_HASH) $(PHONE) $(CHAT_ID) $(TEXT)

How to use

Have a look at the tutorial :)

Basic example:

    from telegram.client import Telegram

    tg = Telegram(
        api_id='api_id',
        api_hash='api_hash',
        phone='+31611111111',  # you can pass 'bot_token' instead
        database_encryption_key='changekey123',
    )
    tg.login()

    # if this is the first run, library needs to preload all chats
    # otherwise the message will not be sent
    result = tg.get_chats()
    result.wait()

    result = tg.send_message(
        chat_id=args.chat_id,
        text=args.text,
    )
    # `tdlib` is asynchronous, so `python-telegram` always returns you an `AsyncResult` object.
    # You can receive a result with the `wait` method of this object.
    result.wait()
    print(result.update)
    
    tg.stop()  # you must call `stop` at the end of the script

More examples you can find in the /examples/ directory.

More information in the documentation.

Development

See CONTRIBUTING.md.