spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 4:41 PM

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Heya! Issue #2 for today. Many more to come.
I get this error when trying to run my code:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\Users\REDACTED\Desktop\The Pikachu Crew\The Pikachu Crew Bot\main_code\script.py", line 5, in <module>
from dotenv import load_dotenv
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'dotenv'

Here is my code:

import os
import discord


from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv(".env")
TOKEN = os.getenv('BOT_TOKEN')
GUILD = os.getenv('GUILD')
intents = discord.Intents.default()
intents.message_content = True
intents.members = True
client = discord.Client(intents=discord.Intents.default())

bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='!', intents=intents)

@client.event
async def on_ready():
    print(f'Logged in as {bot.user}')
    print('------')

client.run(TOKEN)

any help is appreciated!

coral ibexBOT Jun 23, 2024, 4:41 PM

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spark halo Heya! Issue #2 for today. Many more to come. I get this error when trying to run...

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@spark halo

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dense cloak Jun 23, 2024, 4:46 PM

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That error message means that the dotenv package is not installed: https://pypi.org/project/python-dotenv/

PyPI

python-dotenv

Read key-value pairs from a .env file and set them as environment variables

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 4:48 PM

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ive installed it tho

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yeah its installed

burnt lintel Jun 23, 2024, 4:48 PM

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can you run py -0

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 4:48 PM

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PS C:\Users\redacted\Desktop\The Pikachu Crew\The Pikachu Crew Bot> pip install python-dotenv
Requirement already satisfied: python-dotenv in c:\users\redacted\appdata\local\packages\pythonsoftwarefoundation.python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\localcache\local-packages\python39\site-packages (1.0.1)
WARNING: You are using pip version 22.0.4; however, version 24.1 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the 'C:\Users\redacted\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip' command.

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ok

burnt lintel Jun 23, 2024, 4:49 PM

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ugh

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 4:49 PM

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 -V:3.12 *        Python 3.12 (64-bit)
 -V:3.9           Python 3.9 (Store)

burnt lintel Jun 23, 2024, 4:49 PM

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i'd uninstall 3.9

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 4:49 PM

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doing that now

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done

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still same issue

burnt lintel Jun 23, 2024, 4:50 PM

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restart VSC

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restart your terminals if you have them open too

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 4:50 PM

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done both of those and still same issue

burnt lintel Jun 23, 2024, 4:50 PM

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be patient.

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run py -0 again

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 4:51 PM

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-V:3.12 *        Python 3.12 (64-bit)

burnt lintel Jun 23, 2024, 4:51 PM

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cool, now install python-dotenv again

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 4:51 PM

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okie

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aand pip got uninstalled

burnt lintel Jun 23, 2024, 4:52 PM

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then do py -m pip install python-dotenv

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 4:53 PM

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ty

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new issue

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PS C:\Users\no\Desktop\The Pikachu Crew\The Pikachu Crew Bot> & C:/Users/no/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python312/python.exe "c:/Users/no/Desktop/The Pikachu Crew/The Pikachu Crew Bot/main_code/script.py"
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\Users\no\Desktop\The Pikachu Crew\The Pikachu Crew Bot\main_code\script.py", line 14, in <module>
    bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='!', intents=intents)
          ^^^^^^^^
NameError: name 'commands' is not defined

burnt lintel Jun 23, 2024, 4:54 PM

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you should go over the discord.py documentation and learn it's basics

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 4:55 PM

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yeah that might be useful

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ty for the help

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wait one more thing

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removed the commands bit since will try and do some other stuff before commands and got these (had this multiple times before and still have no clue how to fix it)

PS C:\Users\a\Desktop\The Pikachu Crew\The Pikachu Crew Bot> & C:/Users/a/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python312/python.exe "c:/Users/a/Desktop/The Pikachu Crew/The Pikachu Crew Bot/main_code/script.py"
2024-06-23 17:57:08 INFO     discord.client logging in using static token
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\Users\a\Desktop\The Pikachu Crew\The Pikachu Crew Bot\main_code\script.py", line 19, in <module>
    client.run(TOKEN)
  File "C:\Users\a\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\discord\client.py", line 869, in run
    asyncio.run(runner())
  File "C:\Users\a\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\asyncio\runners.py", line 194, in run
    return runner.run(main)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\a\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\asyncio\runners.py", line 118, in run
    return self._loop.run_until_complete(task)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\a\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\asyncio\base_events.py", line 687, in run_until_complete
    return future.result()
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\a\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\discord\client.py", line 858, in runner
    await self.start(token, reconnect=reconnect)
  File "C:\Users\a\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\discord\client.py", line 786, in start
    await self.login(token)
  File "C:\Users\a\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\discord\client.py", line 617, in login
    raise TypeError(f'expected token to be a str, received {token.__class__.__name__} instead')
TypeError: expected token to be a str, received NoneType instead

its smth to do with .env but god knows why or how

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it keeps happening as well. happened at least 3 times today

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@burnt lintel

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 5:02 PM

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spark halo removed the commands bit since will try and do some other stuff before commands ...

i just want .env to work without this happening every 25 mins

fathom crow Jun 23, 2024, 5:02 PM

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what does your project file structure and the contents of your .env file looks like?
(replace the actual token by something like 'abcxyz', and optionally the guild ID by some random number, but keep the rest as is)

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 5:03 PM

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this is the .env

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and this is the code and structure

fathom crow Jun 23, 2024, 5:03 PM

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move .env up one folder

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 5:03 PM

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so just into the main 'The Pikachu Crew Bot'

fathom crow Jun 23, 2024, 5:03 PM

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yes

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 5:04 PM

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and now it works

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typical

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thanks

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now I move onto ping and mod commands

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probs welcome messages first

fathom crow Jun 23, 2024, 5:04 PM

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and you probably should use a bot instead of a client, ```py
from discord.ext import commands

bot = commands.Bot()

use `bot` instead of `client` everywhere else

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 5:04 PM

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ok

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wait

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nw error

fathom crow Jun 23, 2024, 5:04 PM

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name error because bot is not defined?

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 5:05 PM

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2024-06-23 18:03:59 INFO     discord.client logging in using static token
2024-06-23 18:04:00 INFO     discord.gateway Shard ID None has connected to Gateway (Session ID: c401323ecb2fadb789e7d989b04e87e2).
2024-06-23 18:04:02 ERROR    discord.client Ignoring exception in on_ready
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\zrees\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\discord\client.py", line 449, in _run_event
    await coro(*args, **kwargs)
  File "c:\Users\zrees\Desktop\The Pikachu Crew\The Pikachu Crew Bot\main_code\script.py", line 16, in on_ready
    print(f'Logged in as {bot.user}')
                          ^^^
NameError: name 'bot' is not defined

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yeah

fathom crow Jun 23, 2024, 5:05 PM

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a Bot can do everything a Client can, but with some extra features
some tutorials might use client, but overall you should prefer bot if you want to add commands

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 5:05 PM

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so client<bot

fathom crow Jun 23, 2024, 5:05 PM

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p much

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 5:07 PM

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alrighty now its fixed

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wml on welcome and boost messages

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i need to figure out how to use embeds for em

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and images

burnt lintel Jun 23, 2024, 5:08 PM

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discord bots arent simple, you should learn the basics of python and then look into how async works + discord.py in general

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 5:08 PM

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yeah will do

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 5:16 PM

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burnt lintel discord bots arent simple, you should learn the basics of python and then look i...

I've started looking at the docs and used a bit of their example code:

@client.event
async def on_message(message):
    if message.author == client.user:
        return

    if message.content.startswith('$hello'):
        await message.channel.send('Hello!')

and I type $hello in my server and nothing happens

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@fathom crow

burnt lintel Jun 23, 2024, 5:28 PM

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just copying code is pointless if you dont understand it

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 5:29 PM

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I understand it lmao

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it just doesnt work

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and thats what im tryna fix

burnt lintel Jun 23, 2024, 5:44 PM

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if you understood it yo would know how to fix it .-.

spark halo Jun 23, 2024, 5:51 PM

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I found out why!

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i was being stupid

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it was supposed to only work in dms

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and not the server

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kek

coral ibexBOT Jun 23, 2024, 6:51 PM

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#🔒 .env issues

use bot instead of client everywhere else

use `bot` instead of `client` everywhere else