I’m working on a Telegram bot using the python-telegram-bot library. Despite implementing a MessageQueue as suggested in the documentation, I frequently encounter the following error:
telegram.error.RetryAfter: Flood control exceeded. Retry in N seconds
This typically happens when I rapidly press the reply buttons on the client interface, overwhelming the bot with requests. Even though I can observe the delays in sending multiple messages through a loop, none of my adjustments to the MessageQueue have resolved the issue. It feels like the bot is getting restricted by Telegram regardless of the actual message output. Changing the threading method—either synchronous or asynchronous—does not seem to help. What strategies can I employ to mitigate user flooding and prevent my bot from being banned?