https://github.com/denvercoder1/discord-bot-template

Nextcord (discord.py fork) template for simple and maintainable Discord Bot creation
https://github.com/denvercoder1/discord-bot-template

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Nextcord (discord.py fork) template for simple and maintainable Discord Bot creation

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/denvercoder1/discord-bot-template
• Owner: DenverCoder1
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-05-18T02:41:28.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-01-23T08:45:19.000Z (12 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-01T16:07:11.516Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: discord, discord-bot, discordpy, nextcord
• Language: Python
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• Size: 81.1 KB
• Stars: 16
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 8
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Discord Bot Template

[![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/819650821314052106?color=7289DA&logo=discord&logoColor=white)](https://discord.gg/fPrdqh3Zfu "Dev Pro Tips Discussion & Support Server")

[![Powered by Nextcord](https://custom-icon-badges.herokuapp.com/badge/-Powered%20by%20Nextcord-0d1620?logo=nextcord)](https://github.com/nextcord/nextcord "Powered by Nextcord Python API Wrapper")

This repo is a template for easy creation of maintainable Python Discord bots.

The library used is [Nextcord](https://github.com/nextcord/nextcord), a maintained fork of Discord.py.

Nextcord documentation: https://nextcord.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

📺 Python Discord Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9YUC9AZJGFG6larkQJYio_f0V-O1NRjy

## How to use

Click "use this template" at the top of this repo and follow the instructions, or alternatively, initialize a git repo and copy the template files into the directory.

```bash

# Create a new folder (replace my-discord-bot with your bot's name)

mkdir my-discord-bot && cd my-discord-bot

# Initialize the folder as a git repository and copy the template files

git init

cp ../discord-bot-template/* .

```

## Environment variables

To run your bot, you'll need a token and other secrets set in a `.env` file.

Create a file called `.env` and place it in the root of your project.

(You can do this by creating a copy of `.env.sample` and renaming it to `.env`)

The contents should look something like this (where the part after `=` is the token you received from the Discord Developer Portal)

```

DISCORD_TOKEN=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

```

If you require additional API keys or variables specific to an enviroment, they should also be added here. You can access them by adding a line such as `GUILD_ID = os.getenv("GUILD_ID", "")` to `config.py`.

## Heroku

`runtime.txt` and `Procfile` are used for Heroku configuration and can be deleted in case you do not plan on hosting there.

Heroku setup tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EreE-0hQibM

## IDE Configuration

IDE config such as the `.vscode` folder do not normally belong on GitHub since they are often specific to a particular environment. To make sure GitHub will ignore the `.vscode` folder uncomment the line at the end of the `.gitignore`.