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[dawn sigil]

i keep getting this error when i try to load my cogs in can someone please help me on why is it not loading?

[humble acorn]

@dawn sigil

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[karmic badge]

Your error message indicates an issue with a Python script related to a Discord bot, specifically with the cogs.verification extension. The error TypeError: cogs must derive from Cog, which suggests that the class in the verification cog does not properly inherit from the Cog class provided by the discord.ext.commands module

How you can fix this issue->

• The class in your verification cog must inherit from commands.Cog.
• Here’s an example of how to structure your cog:

from discord.ext import commands

class Verification(commands.Cog):
    def __init__(self, bot):
        self.bot = bot

    @commands.command()
    async def verify(self, ctx):
        await ctx.send("Verification process started!")

async def setup(bot):
    await bot.add_cog(Verification(bot))

Check the File Structure

• Ensure your verification cog is located in the correct directory and the file is named appropriately (e.g., verification.py inside a cogs folder).

Loading the Cog

• Ensure you use the correct path when loading the cog in your main bot file.
• For example:

from discord.ext import commands

bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix="!")

@bot.event
async def on_ready():
    print(f'Logged in as {bot.user}')
    await bot.load_extension('cogs.verification')

bot.run('----YOUR_BOT_TOKEN----')

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Ensure that the setup function is defined as an async function.
• Ensure the class name matches the file name and is correctly referenced when loading the cog.

Debugging Tips

• If the error persists, add print statements or use a debugger to ensure the Verification class is instantiated correctly.
• Check for any syntax errors or missing imports in your verification.py file.

[humble acorn]

Hey @karmic badge!

Please edit your message to use a code block

Add a py after the three backticks.

```py
print('Hello, world!')
```

This will result in the following:

print('Hello, world!')```

[karmic badge]

Try this

[reef edge]

dude don't just paste a gpt response

!rule 10

[humble acorn]

Rules

10. Do not copy and paste answers from ChatGPT or similar AI tools.

[reef edge]

please send ur code in text btw

!paste

[humble acorn]

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[hidden river]

is this AI generated?

[hidden river]

I believe it's because your listener (the on_ready under the verification cog class) is unindented so it's not inside the cog

[karmic badge]

Oh no I was trying to add more into the chat & that popped up

[hidden river]

what?

[dawn sigil]

got it off a video

[karmic badge]

I was trying to add code & text etc into the chat box & didn't realize that it was not going through then this message popped up saying use the symbols ``

[hidden river]

I'm asking if that message is AI generated or not

[karmic badge]

Boy it took me time & effort to type that...everyone has some stupid issue

[dawn sigil]

explain pls

[karmic badge]

what is there a issues

[hidden river]

yes, there is an issue, see rule #10. don't copy paste answers from AI directly, nobody wants that here

[karmic badge]

what did I do to deserve your hatered

[karmic badge]

Ban me do it

[hidden river]

nah. just don't do it again

[dawn sigil]

aint no way

[hidden river]

you see the on_ready function under the verification class?

[dawn sigil]

yes

dis right?

[hidden river]

can you see how the __init__ function is spaced so it's more on the right?

[dawn sigil]

yea

[hidden river]

that's called indentation, and it tells python that the __init__ function is part of the Verification class. notice how the on_ready is all the way to the left, which tells python that it's not part of the Verification class

if you select all 3 of those lines, and press tab it'll indent for you

[dawn sigil]

ahhhh so i was just being a dummy💀

question

was you able to see the indentation based of the lines that go down from the code?

like the white lines going down basicalluy

[hidden river]

naw, i was able to tell just by looking at it but yeah the white lines are used to help see the indentation level more clearly

in this case you'd want your on_ready function to be lined up with the 2nd line on the right

[dawn sigil]

okay that fixed my problem thanks

you have very big brain

[hidden river]

ty ❤️

[dawn sigil]

ofc

now i got another problem tho would i have to add a self somewhere in dat?

[karmic badge]

madarchod

[hidden river]

?mute 550699338263953408 24h take this time to re-read our code of conduct and rules

wrong prefix

!mute 550699338263953408 24h take this time to re-read our code of conduct and rules

[humble acorn]

:x: The user doesn't appear to be on the server.

[hidden river]

that works too

[hidden river]

can you show the setup hook?

[dawn sigil]

i think its cuz self isnt defined

[dawn sigil]

i fixed it

now the cog just isnt loading

no error

[humble acorn]

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