Trouble with Discord bot initialization

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Hey everyone! I'm new to making Discord bots and I've hit a snag. I followed a tutorial but my code isn't working. Here's what I've got:

```python
import discord

TOKEN = 'MY_SECRET_TOKEN'

bot = discord.Client()

@bot.event()
async def bot_ready():
    print(f'{bot.user} is online!')

bot.run(TOKEN)

When I try to run it, I get this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "bot_script.py", line 8, in <module>
    @bot.event()
TypeError: event() missing 2 required positional arguments: 'self' and 'coro'

I’m really confused. What am I doing wrong? Any help would be awesome!

2

I ran into a similar issue when I first started with Discord bots. The problem is in how you’re using the @bot.event() decorator. You don’t need to call it as a function with parentheses. Instead, just use @bot.event without the (). Also, the event name for when the bot is ready is ‘on_ready’, not ‘bot_ready’. Here’s how you can fix it:

@bot.event
async def on_ready():
    print(f'{bot.user} is online!')

This should resolve the TypeError you’re seeing. Another tip: consider using discord.py’s commands framework (discord.ext.commands) for more advanced functionality. It’ll make your life easier as your bot grows. Good luck with your project!

3

hey man, i had the same problem when i started. the other guys gave good advice but here’s a quick fix:

@bot.event
async def on_ready():
print(f’{bot.user} is online!')

just remove the () after @bot.event and rename the function. should work fine after that. good luck with ur bot!

4

The issue lies in your event decorator and function name. Remove the parentheses after @bot.event and change the function name to on_ready. Also, you’re using an older version of discord.py. For newer versions, you should use discord.Intents and discord.Client(intents=intents). Here’s an updated version:

import discord

intents = discord.Intents.default()
client = discord.Client(intents=intents)

TOKEN = 'MY_SECRET_TOKEN'

@client.event
async def on_ready():
    print(f'{client.user} is online!')

client.run(TOKEN)

This should resolve your error and get your bot running. Remember to enable the necessary intents in the Discord Developer Portal as well.