ajayat / pyboss

A Discord bot for my class during Covid-19 lockdown

PyBoss

A Discord bot created by Adrien Jayat

Overview • Sofwares • Installation

           

Overview

PyBoss is a Discord bot that facilitates distance learning on Discord. It allows you to manage the agenda, the planning by providing simple commands for anyone to use.

It also provides other features based on a database like a quiz, and can play music in a voice channel.

Once configured, it can automatically manage roles. The users are invited to choose their categories with interactive reaction system.

Softwares

Python
It's required to have python 3.8 or more installed on your system. Download Python

Docker
You can also use Docker to deploy the environment in one command. Get started with Docker

Installation

First set variables in .env file:

DISCORD_TOKEN = <discord_bot_token>
# Can be development (More logs)
ENVIRONMENT = production
# Optional, a SQLite database will be created otherwise.
DATABASE_URL = mysql+mysqlconnector://user:password@host:port/database
# For YouTube API (optional).
API_DEVELOPER_KEY = <youtube_api_developer_key>

• Using Pipenv

Install pipenv dependencies:

python3 -m pip install pipenv

Now, you can create an empty .venv directory and running pipenv It will install packages in the virtual environment (recommended).

pipenv install

Run the script pyboss/__main__.py or run python3 -m pyboss

• Using Docker

docker-compose up --build