This bot shares Yo-Mama jokes, inspired by this tutorial.

• Python 3.0
• Ensure pip is installed (pip --version)
• Install virtual environment: pip install virtualenv
• Telegram messenger (or web version at web.telegram.org)

git clone https://github.com/hrushikesh009/TelegramBot.git

pip install -r requirements.txt

Utilized MySQL Database in this tutorial. Modify settings in Telegram_Bot.settings:

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
        'NAME': 'Your Database Name',
        'HOST': 'localhost',
        'USER': 'Database Username',
        'PASSWORD': 'Database Password',
        'PORT': 'Database Port'
    }
}

Refer to this link for PostgreSQL setup.

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

python manage.py runserver

For HTTPS URL during development, use ngrok:

ngrok http 8000

Add the URLs to ALLOWED_HOSTS in Telegram_Bot.settings.

Talk to BotFather on Telegram (/newbot command) to create a bot and get a token. Copy and paste the token in FunBot/views.py.

Run the following command or use services like Postman:

curl -F “url=<ngrok_url>/chat/c817304a3d163ebd58b44dd446eba29572300724098cdbca1a/“ https://api.telegram.org/bot<bot_token>/setWebhook

Initiate a conversation and receive responses from the bot.

Visit <ngrok_url>/chat/home/ to view user interactions and data captured in the database.