Creating selectable options in a Telegram bot

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I’m working on a Telegram bot and need help adding a feature. How do I implement buttons or a menu so users can choose from a set of predefined options? I’ve noticed other bots with similar functionality and would appreciate guidance or resource recommendations. I’m just starting out with bot development, so any clear and simple advice would be really helpful.

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For implementing selectable options in your Telegram bot, I’d recommend using the telegram.ext module from the python-telegram-bot library. It simplifies the process significantly.

First, define your command handler to send a message with inline keyboard buttons:

def start(update, context):
keyboard = [[InlineKeyboardButton(‘Option A’, callback_data=‘A’),
InlineKeyboardButton(‘Option B’, callback_data=‘B’)]]
reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
update.message.reply_text(‘Choose an option:’, reply_markup=reply_markup)

Then, create a callback query handler to process button clicks:

def button(update, context):
query = update.callback_query
query.answer()
query.edit_message_text(f’You selected {query.data}')

Don’t forget to add these handlers to your dispatcher. This approach provides a clean, intuitive way for users to interact with your bot.

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Creating selectable options in Telegram bots is actually quite straightforward once you grasp the basics. I’ve implemented this in several of my projects using the Telegram Bot API. The key is to utilize ‘inline keyboards’ which allow you to add interactive buttons directly beneath your bot’s messages.

To set this up, you’ll need to send a message with an InlineKeyboardMarkup object. This object contains an array of button rows, each row being an array of InlineKeyboardButton objects. Each button can have a callback_data attribute that your bot can react to when pressed.

Here’s a basic Python example using the python-telegram-bot library:

from telegram import InlineKeyboardButton, InlineKeyboardMarkup

keyboard = [
    [InlineKeyboardButton('Option 1', callback_data='1'),
     InlineKeyboardButton('Option 2', callback_data='2')],
    [InlineKeyboardButton('Option 3', callback_data='3')]
]

reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
update.message.reply_text('Please choose:', reply_markup=reply_markup)

This creates a simple menu with three options. When a user clicks a button, your bot receives a callback query which you can handle to perform the desired action. Hope this helps you get started!

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hey there! i’ve made a few tg bots before. for buttons, you’ll wanna use the InlineKeyboardMarkup class. it lets u create clickable options under messages. check out pyTelegramBotAPI library - its got good docs on this. lmk if u need more help!