aelkheir / it016bot

A Telegram bot designed to streamline access to study materials for students.

It016Bot

A Telegram bot designed to streamline access to study materials for students, making educational resources readily available in one convenient location.

Motiviation

During the pandemic many universities started reling on online tutoring using tools like Zoom, Google Meet, Telegram, Youtube, ..etc. It016 then started as a project for IT students at UofK to help gather dispersed materials in a single place that is easy to reach and search through.

Quick start

First of all, make sure to created your bot from BotFather. If you don't know how just follow the link and select /newbot, and follow instructions.

Step 1: Clone the Repository:

git clone https://github.com/aelkheir/it016bot.git

Step 2: Install Dependencies: Navigate to the project directory and run

pip install -r requirements.py

After that you need to create a .env and fill in your token and config strings. You can use the file .env.example as a template.

Step 3: Start the web server

flask run

Step 4: Start the main end point: Open your browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:5000/!

Now you can go to your bot in Telegram and interact with it.