Problems with Discord bot functionality after upgrading from Version 1.7.3 to 2.3.2: Role management issues

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After upgrading my Discord bot from Version 1.7.3 to the new Version 2.3.2, I encountered functionality issues with the bot. My attempts to fix it included switching the intents to discord.Intents.all() and setting intents.message_content to True, but the problem remains. As I'm still learning about Discord bot development, I find it quite challenging to pinpoint the root cause of this malfunction.

Here's my modified code:

import discord
from discord.ext import commands
from decouple import config

intents = discord.Intents.default()

intents.members = True

bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix=‘!’, intents=intents)


class RoleHandler(commands.Cog):

def init(self, bot):

self.bot = bot


@commands.Cog.listener()
async def on_reaction_add(self, reaction, user):
    message_id = reaction.message.id
    guild = reaction.message.guild

    if user.bot:
        return

    member = guild.get_member(user.id)

    if message_id == SOME_MESSAGE_ID:
        role = None
        if str(reaction.emoji) == '👥':
            role = guild.get_role(ROLE_ID)
        elif str(reaction.emoji) == '📢':
            role = guild.get_role(ROLE_ID)
        elif str(reaction.emoji) == '📖':
            role = guild.get_role(ROLE_ID)
        if role:
            await member.add_roles(role)

    elif message_id == OTHER_MESSAGE_ID:
        role = None
        if str(reaction.emoji) == '🎮':
            role = guild.get_role(ROLE_ID)
        elif str(reaction.emoji) == '💻':
            role = guild.get_role(ROLE_ID)
        elif str(reaction.emoji) == '🎨':
            role = guild.get_role(ROLE_ID)
        if role:
            await member.add_roles(role)



bot.add_cog(RoleHandler(bot))


TOKEN = config(‘TOKEN’)

bot.run(TOKEN)

Despite modifying the code to include intents = discord.Intents.all() and intents.message_content = True, the bot continues to malfunction, which is quite frustrating.

2

hey there! have u tried updating discord.py itself? newer versions can have compatibility issuse with older bot code. also, double-check if the bot role itself has highest priority for adding roles. sometimes a simple reload of permissions on the server resolves this.

3

Transitioning to a new version of Discord.py can surely be challenging. One possible issue could be related to the asynchronous nature inherent to Discord’s API. Make sure all asynchronous calls, like add_roles(), are awaited correctly, as any missed await can cause unpredictable behavior. Additionally, ensure that the roles being added are below the bot’s role on the server’s hierarchy; otherwise, it won’t have permission to add them. A quick review of Discord.py’s changelog for deprecations since 1.7.3 might also reveal if any methods or attributes you’ve used have been changed or removed.

4

It can be particularly confounding when upgrades lead to unexpected setbacks. From personal experience, I’d recommend checking whether the roles have proper permissions set up on your Discord server. An overlooked server setting could be preventing your bot from assigning roles effectively. Additionally, ensure the role IDs and message IDs you are using are accurately defined as constants or variables in your code. On top of that, sometimes logs might give clues if there’s a permission error, so activating detailed logging might help you catch what’s going wrong. If nothing else works, isolating your code into smaller test parts can sometimes help identify secret culprits.