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Rahiel Kasim edited this page May 26, 2016 · 10 revisions

getUpdates: network_delay

The network_delay keyword of Bot.getUpdates was deprecated in favor of total_timeout. This is cleaner and portrays more faithfully what's going on: total_timeout is the timeout in seconds for the whole method, so the timeout on telegram servers + additional network latency.

Botan

Botan was moved from telegram.utils.botan to telegram.contrib.botan

Must read

  1. Introduction to the API
  2. Tutorial: Your first bot
  3. FAQ
  4. How to ask good questions
  5. How to write an MWE

Concepts & Important Elements

  1. Architecture Overview
  2. Builder Pattern for Application
  3. Types of Handlers
  4. Working with Files and Media
  5. Exceptions, Warnings and Logging
  6. Concurrency in PTB

Notable Features

  1. Advanced Filters
  2. Storing data
  3. Making your bot persistent
  4. Adding Defaults
  5. Job Queue
  6. Arbitrary callback_data
  7. Avoiding flood limits
  8. Webhooks
  9. Bot API Forward Compatiblity

Code Resources

  1. Frequently requested design patterns
  2. Code snippets
  3. Performance Optimizations
  4. Telegram Passport
  5. Bots built with PTB
  6. Automated Bot Tests

Examples explained

  1. InlineKeyboard Example

Networking

  1. Working Behind a Proxy
  2. Handling network errors

Other resources

  1. Where to host Telegram Bots
  2. How to host your bot
  3. Local API Server
  4. Type Checking with PTB
  5. Press
  6. Notes on GAE
  7. Related Projects
  8. Emoji

Transition Guides

Administration

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