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