Missing telegram module error when creating bot with Python

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I’m just starting out with Python coding and need some help.

I’m trying to build a bot for my Telegram channel using Python. I found some sample code online that looks perfect for what I need, but when I try to run it I keep getting this error message:

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'telegram'

Here’s a basic example of what I’m trying to do:

from telegram.ext import Updater, CommandHandler

def start_command(update, context):
    update.message.reply_text('Hello! Bot is working!')

def main():
    my_updater = Updater(token='YOUR_BOT_TOKEN', use_context=True)
    dispatcher = my_updater.dispatcher
    
    dispatcher.add_handler(CommandHandler('start', start_command))
    
    my_updater.start_polling()
    my_updater.idle()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

I think I need to install some kind of telegram library but I’m not sure which one or how to do it properly. Can someone guide me through the installation process?

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Had the same issue when I started with Telegram bots. Python can’t find the telegram library because it’s not installed by default. Run pip install python-telegram-bot in your command prompt or terminal. If you’re using virtual environments, activate yours first before running pip - that tripped me up at first. Your code looks fine, so it should work once you install the library. Just grab your actual bot token from BotFather on Telegram and swap out that placeholder.

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This error indicates that the telegram module isn’t installed. To resolve this issue, run pip install python-telegram-bot==13.15 in your terminal. If you encounter permission issues on Windows, consider using pip install --user python-telegram-bot==13.15 instead. Additionally, ensure that you replace ‘YOUR_BOT_TOKEN’ with your actual bot token obtained from BotFather, and verify that you are executing pip within the same Python environment that your bot script uses.

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you’ll wanna install the python-telegram-bot lib. just do pip install python-telegram-bot in your terminal. dont forget to have pip set up first, tho!