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Welcome to Telethon's documentation!
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Pure Python 3 Telegram client library.
Official Site `here <https://lonamiwebs.github.io/Telethon>`_.
Please follow the links on the index below to navigate from here,
or use the menu on the left. Remember to read the :ref:`changelog`
when you upgrade!

.. important::

    * Are you new here? Jump straight into :ref:`getting-started`!
    * Looking for available friendly methods? See :ref:`telethon-client`.
    * Used Telethon before v1.0? See :ref:`compatibility-and-convenience`.
    * Need the full API reference? https://lonamiwebs.github.io/Telethon/.


What is this?
*************

Telegram is a popular messaging application. This library is meant
to make it easy for you to write Python programs that can interact
with Telegram. Think of it as a wrapper that has already done the
heavy job for you, so you can focus on developing an application.


.. _installation-and-usage:

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :caption: Installation and Simple Usage

   extra/basic/getting-started
   extra/basic/installation
   extra/basic/creating-a-client
   extra/basic/telegram-client
   extra/basic/entities
   extra/basic/working-with-updates
   extra/basic/compatibility-and-convenience


.. _Advanced-usage:

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :caption: Advanced Usage

   extra/advanced-usage/accessing-the-full-api
   extra/advanced-usage/sessions
   extra/advanced-usage/update-modes
   extra/advanced-usage/mastering-telethon
   extra/advanced-usage/mastering-asyncio


.. _Examples:

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :caption: Examples

   extra/examples/telegram-client
   extra/examples/working-with-messages
   extra/examples/chats-and-channels
   extra/examples/users
   extra/examples/projects-using-telethon


.. _Troubleshooting:

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :caption: Troubleshooting

   extra/troubleshooting/enable-logging
   extra/troubleshooting/deleted-limited-or-deactivated-accounts
   extra/troubleshooting/rpc-errors


.. _Developing:

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :caption: Developing

   extra/developing/philosophy.rst
   extra/developing/api-status.rst
   extra/developing/test-servers.rst
   extra/developing/project-structure.rst
   extra/developing/coding-style.rst
   extra/developing/understanding-the-type-language.rst
   extra/developing/tips-for-porting-the-project.rst
   extra/developing/telegram-api-in-other-languages.rst


.. _More:

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :caption: More

   extra/changelog
   extra/wall-of-shame.rst


.. toctree::
   :caption: Telethon modules

   modules


Indices and tables
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* :ref:`genindex`
* :ref:`modindex`
* :ref:`search`