Hey everyone, I’m having a bit of trouble with my Python script. It’s supposed to send files to a Telegram bot, but it’s not handling special characters well.
Here’s what’s happening:
File names on my system look like this: coolsite.com_1234_🔥🚀🌟_AwesomeFile
But when sent through Python, they show up as: coolsite.com_1234___AwesomeFile
The emojis and special characters just vanish! I’ve tried different encoding methods, but no luck. It’s not a huge deal, but it’s bugging me. Maybe I’ll have to strip out these characters?
Here’s a snippet of my code that might be causing the issue:
def send_file(file_path, file_name):
try:
if on_windows:
with open(file_path, 'rb') as file:
bot.send_file(chat_id, file, caption=file_name)
else:
api_url = f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}/sendFile"
with open(file_path, 'rb') as file:
files = {'file': file}
data = {'chat_id': chat_id, 'caption': file_name}
response = requests.post(api_url, files=files, data=data)
if response.status_code != 200:
raise Exception(f"Error: {response.text}")
print(f"Sent {file_name} successfully!")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error sending {file_name}: {e}")
I’ve encountered this issue before when working with Telegram bots. The problem likely lies in how Telegram’s API handles non-ASCII characters. One solution that worked for me was to use the ‘emoji’ library to handle the emojis specifically.
First, install the library: pip install emoji
Then, modify your code like this:
import emoji
def send_file(file_path, file_name):
# Your existing code here
file_name_processed = emoji.demojize(file_name)
# Use file_name_processed in your API call
This approach replaces emojis with their text representations (e.g., for ). It’s not perfect, but it preserves more information than simply stripping them out. For other special characters, you might need to combine this with a custom replacement function.
I’ve dealt with this exact problem in my Telegram bot projects. The issue likely stems from how Python handles Unicode characters across different systems. One approach that worked for me was using the ‘unidecode’ library to transliterate Unicode characters to their closest ASCII representation. It’s not perfect, but it preserves more of the original filename than just stripping special characters.\n\nHere’s what you could try:\n\n1. Install unidecode: pip install unidecode\n2. Import it in your script: from unidecode import unidecode\n3. Before sending, process your filename: file_name = unidecode(file_name)\n\nThis way, emojis and special characters get converted to something readable rather than vanishing entirely. It’s a compromise, but it might be the best solution if Telegram’s API is struggling with full Unicode support.
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