Subclassed bot example

python/discord.py/subclassed-bot/.env.example

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+TOKEN=your-bot-token

python/discord.py/subclassed-bot/__main__.py

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+from bot import BadBot
+
+trashest_bot_ever = BadBot()  # dont pass in things here, pass in ./bot.py
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    trashest_bot_ever.run()

python/discord.py/subclassed-bot/bot.py

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+import os
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+import discord
+from discord.ext import commands
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+intents = discord.Intents.all()
+intents.presences = False
+
+# Define the actual subclassed bot inheriting from commands.Bot or commands.AutoShardedBot
+class BadBot(commands.Bot):  # use commands.AutoShardedBot if you want to shard the bot
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        # initialising the super class
+        super().__init__(
+            command_prefix=self._get_bot_prefix,  # The get prefix function
+            owner_id=711444754080071714,  # fill this with your ID
+            # owner_ids=[your_moms_id, your_dads_id] # use this if there are multiple owners,
+            intents=intents,  # customise it accordingly, I prefer not to use presence intents, they have no use for me
+            allowed_mentions=discord.AllowedMentions(
+                everyone=False, roles=False, users=True, replied_user=False
+            ),  # customise it accordingly again :)
+            description="This is a bad bot, by Donut#4427 who doesn't even know how to code",  # the bot's description
+            case_insensitive=True,  # case insensitivity
+            strip_after_prefix=True,  # Whether to strip whitespace characters after encountering the command prefix
+            *args,  # obvious
+            **kwargs,  # obvious
+        )
+        self.secrets = {
+            x: y
+            for x, y in os.environ.items()
+            if x in ["TOKEN"]  # add more to these keys accordingly
+        }  # Our secrets keys kept as a dictionary
+        self.bot_cogs = [
+            f"cogs.{cog[:-3]}"
+            for cog in os.listdir("cogs")
+            if cog.endswith(".py")
+            and not cog.startswith(
+                "_"
+            )  # files not starting with _ and ending with .py will be considered
+        ]  # if you use cogs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+
+    def run(self):
+        try:
+            for cog in self.bot_cogs:  # loading all the cogs
+                try:
+                    self.load_extension(cog)
+                    print(f"Loaded {cog[5:]}")
+                except:
+                    raise
+        except:
+            raise
+        super().run(self.secrets["TOKEN"])  # Running the bot :)
+
+    async def _get_bot_prefix(self, bot, message):
+        prefixes = ["!", "?"]  # do db stuff here, imma keep it static
+        base = [f"<@!{bot.user.id}> ", f"<@{bot.user.id}> "]  # mention prefixes
+        return [*prefixes, *base]
+
+    async def on_ready(self):  # on_ready event
+        print(f"Logged in as {self.user}.")
+
+    async def process_commands(
+        self, message
+    ):  # https://discordpy.readthedocs.io/en/master/ext/commands/api.html#discord.ext.commands.Bot.process_commands
+        if not message.guild or message.author.bot:
+            return
+
+        await super().process_commands(message)

python/discord.py/subclassed-bot/cogs/handlers.py

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+from discord.ext import commands
+
+
+# Just a testing cog
+class Handlers(commands.Cog):
+    def __init__(self, trashest_bot_ever):
+        self.trashest_bot_ever = trashest_bot_ever
+
+
+def setup(trashest_bot_ever):
+    trashest_bot_ever.add_cog(Handlers(trashest_bot_ever))

python/discord.py/subclassed-bot/requirements.txt

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+discord.py>=1.7.0