Telethon/readthedocs/extra/basic/getting-started.rst
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.. _getting-started:
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Getting Started
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.. contents::
Simple Installation
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.. code-block:: sh
pip3 install telethon
**More details**: :ref:`installation`
Creating a client
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.. code-block:: python
from telethon import TelegramClient, sync
# These example values won't work. You must get your own api_id and
# api_hash from https://my.telegram.org, under API Development.
api_id = 12345
api_hash = '0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef'
client = TelegramClient('session_name', api_id, api_hash).start()
**More details**: :ref:`creating-a-client`
Basic Usage
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.. code-block:: python
# Getting information about yourself
me = client.get_me()
print(me.stringify())
# Sending a message (you can use 'me' or 'self' to message yourself)
client.send_message('username', 'Hello World from Telethon!')
# Sending a file
client.send_file('username', '/home/myself/Pictures/holidays.jpg')
# Retrieving messages from a chat
from telethon import utils
for message in client.iter_messages('username', limit=10):
print(utils.get_display_name(message.sender), message.message)
# Listing all the dialogs (conversations you have open)
for dialog in client.get_dialogs(limit=10):
print(dialog.name, dialog.draft.text)
# Downloading profile photos (default path is the working directory)
client.download_profile_photo('username')
# Once you have a message with .media (if message.media)
# you can download it using client.download_media(),
# or even using message.download_media():
messages = client.get_messages('username')
messages[0].download_media()
**More details**: :ref:`telegram-client`
See :ref:`telethon-client` for all available friendly methods.
Handling Updates
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.. code-block:: python
from telethon import events
@client.on(events.NewMessage(incoming=True, pattern='(?i)hi'))
async def handler(event):
await event.reply('Hello!')
client.run_until_disconnected()
**More details**: :ref:`working-with-updates`
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