diff --git a/python/discord.py/example-bot.py b/python/discord.py/example-bot.py
index f71ca16..54787b4 100644
--- a/python/discord.py/example-bot.py
+++ b/python/discord.py/example-bot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This is an example of a very basic discord bot in python
-import discord
+import discord, os, sys
 from discord.ext import commands
 
 
@@ -24,5 +24,12 @@ async def _ping(ctx):
 
 bot.add_command(_ping)
 
+@commands.command(name="restart")
+async def _restart(ctx):
+    await ctx.send("Restarting...")
+    os.execv(sys.executable, ['python'] + sys.argv)
+
+bot.add_command(_restart)
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":  # make sure the file isn't being imported
     bot.run("YOUR_TOKEN_HERE")  # put your own bot token in here