Discord bot fails to remove multiple roles

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I’m having trouble with my Discord bot. It’s supposed to remove all assigned roles, but it’s only taking off one at a time. Here’s what I’ve got:

@bot.command()
async def strip_roles(ctx):
    success = True
    for role_name in role_names:
        role = discord.utils.get(ctx.guild.roles, name=role_name)
        if role in ctx.author.roles:
            try:
                await ctx.author.remove_roles(role)
            except discord.Forbidden:
                await ctx.send("Can't remove roles. No permission.")
                success = False
                return
    
    if success:
        await ctx.send("All roles removed.")

The code runs through a list of role names, checks if the user has each role, and tries to remove it. But it’s only removing one role before stopping. Any ideas why it’s not getting rid of all of them? Thanks for the help!

2

I had a similar issue with role removal in my Discord bot. The problem is likely with the placement of your ‘return’ statement. It’s exiting the function after the first role, regardless of success or failure.

Here’s what worked for me:

Move the ‘return’ outside the loop, and instead of using a boolean flag, consider collecting roles that couldn’t be removed. This way, you can provide more detailed feedback.

Also, ensure your bot has the ‘Manage Roles’ permission, and its role is higher in the hierarchy than the roles it’s trying to remove. This often causes silent failures in role management.

If you’re still having trouble after these changes, you might want to look into using ctx.author.remove_roles(*roles) to remove multiple roles in one API call. It’s more efficient and can help avoid rate limiting issues.

3

I’ve encountered this issue before. The problem lies in your error handling. When you catch the Forbidden exception, you’re immediately returning from the function, which stops the loop after the first role.

Instead, try accumulating the roles you can’t remove and continue the loop. After processing all roles, you can then report which ones couldn’t be removed.

Also, consider using bulk role removal with ctx.author.remove_roles(*roles_to_remove). It’s more efficient and less likely to hit rate limits. Lastly, double-check your bot’s permissions. It needs ‘Manage Roles’ and must be higher in the role hierarchy than the roles it’s removing. These are common oversights that can cause silent failures in role management.

4

hey mate, looks like ur loop is breaking after the first role removal. try moving that ‘return’ statement outside the loop. that way it’ll keep going thru all the roles before stopping. also, might wanna check if ur bot has the right perms to modify roles. good luck!