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DISCORD.PY

TRIVIA GAME BOT!!!

Gamers are y’all ready?

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GAME PLAN

SETTING UP

TESTING

CODE-ALONG

REVIEW

Getting some bot code up

Writing the bot commands

See if the bot works!

Go over what we learned

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SETTING UP

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Let’s set up our Discord Bot together!

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Setup Steps

Write a discord.py bot!

Create a bot token and�a test server

Install discord.py and�the bot token

DISCORD

CODE

PYTHON

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discord.com/developers/applications

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Bot Template

To save time, let’s grab the bot template!

  • git clone https://libdb.so/discord-workshop-env
  • cd discord-workshop-env

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Installing Python

Nix ❄️

  • nix-shell

Replit ⠕

Fork acmcsuf.com/discord-workshop-replit (template included)

Locally 💻

Clone the template, then enter the Python virtualenv, then run pip install.

Local installation will not be covered. Use Nix ❄️ if you don’t already know this!

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CODE-ALONG

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Let’s being coding up our bot!

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TESTING

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Let’s see if our bot really works now!

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REVIEW

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What have we learned so far?

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Creating A Command Tree

  • Created a tree of different slash commands that the user can use!

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├── /join ​

├── /start ​

│ ├── amount ​

│ ├── category ​

│ └── difficulty ​

├── /answer ​

└── answer ​

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Sending Embed Messages

  • Created nice-looking embed messages to enhance your bot!

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Ideas to Further your Bot

/restart

/leaderboard

/hint

Restart your game using a slash command instead of restarting your bot everytime!

Create a nice looking embed showcasing the leaderboard throughout the game!

Allow users to have only one hint throughout the game!

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THANKS!

Please ask us questions!

Also join our Discord!

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Workshop by acmDev

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