Run your own bot¶

Run your own bot by following the instructions below.

Note that the cathy package requires Python < 3.7 and discord.py of version 0.16.12. Python 3.7 introduced backwards incompatible changes with the discord.py package version being used. Python 3.6.x recommended.

Installation¶

Install the Python package:

pip install cathy

Or download this package and install with setup.py:

python setup.py install

Running¶

Run on the command-line to get help:

cathy --help

Usage¶

Usage information:

Usage:
  cathy <channel> <token>

Options:
  <channel>     Name of channel to chat in (no hashtag)
  <token>       Bot's Discord API token
  -h --help     Show this screen.

Example usage:

# Enter the channel name with no # sign
cathy chat-with-cathy 123FFF.SECRET_TOKEN.123FFF

Getting a token¶

If you don’t already know how to get a token, you need to follow a few steps:

Create an application at https://discordapp.com/developers/applications/
In the application, go to Bot tab.
Click add bot user.
Go to OAuth2 tab, scroll down to Scopes section
Click on “bot” scope and copy the URL it provides
Visit the URL in your browser and accept the bot invitation to your server
Go back to the Bot tab
Copy the token from the Bot tab.

How can I create my own bot?¶

If you want to create your own bot, you can follow some ofthese tutorials on DevDungeon.com