Trouble sending MP3 files with Python Telegram bot

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Hey everyone, I’m working on a Telegram bot using Python. It’s doing great with text and images, but I’m stuck on sending MP3 files. Here’s what I’ve got so far:

def send_message(chat_id, content_type, content):
    if content_type == 'text':
        # Send text message
        pass
    elif content_type == 'image':
        # Send image
        pass
    elif content_type == 'audio':
        # Attempt to send audio
        try:
            # Code to send audio file
            pass
        except Exception as e:
            print(f'Error sending audio: {e}')
    else:
        print('Invalid content type')

# Handling different inputs
if 'music' in user_input:
    audio_file = open('song.mp3', 'rb')
    send_message(chat_id, 'audio', audio_file)
elif 'picture' in user_input:
    image_file = open('image.jpg', 'rb')
    send_message(chat_id, 'image', image_file)
else:
    send_message(chat_id, 'text', 'Default response')

The text and image parts work fine, but the audio just won’t send. Any ideas what I’m doing wrong? Thanks!

2

hey man, i had the same problem! try using the specific send_audio method instead of a generic send_message. heres what worked for me:

from telegram.ext import Updater, CommandHandler

def send_mp3(update, context):
chat_id = update.effective_chat.id
with open(‘song.mp3’, ‘rb’) as audio:
context.bot.send_audio(chat_id=chat_id, audio=audio)

make sure ur file is under 50MB and ur using the latest python-telegram-bot version. good luck!

3

I’ve been through the MP3 sending struggle with Telegram bots, and I think I see where you’re going wrong. The key is using the specific ‘send_audio’ method from the telegram library, not a generic send_message function. Here’s what worked for me:

from telegram.ext import Updater, CommandHandler
import telegram

def send_mp3(update, context):
chat_id = update.effective_chat.id
with open(‘your_song.mp3’, ‘rb’) as audio_file:
context.bot.send_audio(chat_id=chat_id, audio=audio_file)

updater = Updater(‘YOUR_BOT_TOKEN’, use_context=True)
updater.dispatcher.add_handler(CommandHandler(‘music’, send_mp3))
updater.start_polling()

Make sure your MP3 file is valid and under 50MB. If you’re still having issues, double-check that you’re using the latest version of python-telegram-bot and that your bot token is correct. Hope this helps!

4

I’ve encountered similar issues with sending MP3 files via Telegram bots. One key thing I found is that you need to use the specific ‘send_audio’ method rather than a generic ‘send_message’ function. Here’s a snippet that worked for me:

import telebot

bot = telebot.TeleBot('YOUR_BOT_TOKEN')

@bot.message_handler(commands=['music'])
def send_music(message):
    chat_id = message.chat.id
    with open('path/to/your/song.mp3', 'rb') as audio:
        bot.send_audio(chat_id, audio)

bot.polling()

Make sure you’re using the python-telegram-bot library and that your MP3 file is valid and under 50MB. If you’re still having trouble, check Telegram’s API documentation for any recent changes to audio file handling.