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[shadow stag]

Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

[visual halo]

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[errant copper]

you should be using a .env file to have your token

can you send the rest of your code (without the token)

[shadow stag]

Wdym?

[shadow stag]

I'm using basic code

Like the one provided

[errant copper]

a .env file is usually how people keep private keys

[shadow stag]

So, bot.env?

[errant copper]

im just telling you best practice lol

[shadow stag]

File name?

[errant copper]

just .env

[shadow stag]

Ohh

What about the .py tho?

[errant copper]

to read from in, you need to
pip install python-dotenv

[errant copper]

wdym

you can make another file called .env

[shadow stag]

Ok, then what do I do with that file?

[errant copper]

to read from the .env file, make sure its in the same root folder, then

from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os
load_dotenv()
token = os.getenv("DISCORD_TOKEN")

[errant copper]

write this in the .env file

DISCORD_TOKEN=put your token here

[shadow stag]

Ok so

Make a new file

Open it

[shadow stag]

Add this

Right?

[errant copper]

put that in the .env file yes

you can replace "DISCORD_TOKEN" with anything if you want

[shadow stag]

Kk

[errant copper]

then access it with os.getenv("put the same name here")

[errant copper]

this error is probably because you didnt close the string

[shadow stag]

Do I download this in my main file?

[errant copper]

wdym by your main file?

[shadow stag]

Like one I'm coding in

Py

[errant copper]

what ide/code editor are you using

[shadow stag]

Py

[rustic yarrow]

what are you trying to do with discord

[errant copper]

like the code editor

[shadow stag]

Make a bot

Well do online

[errant copper]

what are you using to code it

[shadow stag]

Go*

[rustic yarrow]

o alright

[shadow stag]

Virtual studio and python

[errant copper]

hm

just write
pip install python-dotenv
in your terminal

[errant copper]

you can then put this in your bot file

[shadow stag]

Kk, this downloaded

Lemme do file now

@errant copper ive done this

[errant copper]

the .env file should be in the same folder as your bot file

[shadow stag]

ohh

[errant copper]

or you cant read it

[shadow stag]

@errant copper now it says Bash: pip: command not found

[errant copper]

how did you install the discord module?

[shadow stag]

This

[errant copper]

like the discord module

did you install the discord module

[shadow stag]

Don't think so

[errant copper]

ah

[shadow stag]

Sorry man, I'm super new..

[errant copper]

could you try py -m pip install python-dotenv

[shadow stag]

This is super hard..

[shadow stag]

Not found

@errant copper so uh, what do I do..

[errant copper]

did you install python in your system?

[shadow stag]

Yeah

[errant copper]

where did you install it from?

[shadow stag]

I just downloaded the file from python

I had to use Linux

Cuz I'm on chrome

[errant copper]

hm

try
python -v
py -v
py3 -v
python3 -v

I dont know what python is called on your system, if any of these give you the python version, its the correct one

[shadow stag]

Kk I'll try that when I can

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