Why am I encountering ParseMode errors when launching my Telegram bot?

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Hey everyone, I'm having trouble getting my Telegram bot up and running. Every time I try to start it, I get this error:

(venv) C:\Users\JohnDoe\Projects\tg-bot>python mybot.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\JohnDoe\Projects\tg-bot\mybot.py", line 2, in <module>
    from telegram.parsemode import parse_mode
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'telegram.parsemode'

This happens when I run `python mybot.py`. I've tried installing and uninstalling various packages and checking versions, but I'm still stuck.

Here's the start of my code:

import telegram
from telegram.ext import Updater, CommandHandler
import random

TOKEN = '987654321:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'

bot = telegram.Bot(token=TOKEN)
updater = Updater(token=TOKEN, use_context=True)

def start(update, context):
    context.bot.send_message(chat_id=update.effective_chat.id, text="Welcome!")

start_handler = CommandHandler('start', start)
updater.dispatcher.add_handler(start_handler)

updater.start_polling()

Any ideas on what might be going wrong?
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It looks like you’re using an outdated version of the python-telegram-bot library. The ‘telegram.parsemode’ module doesn’t exist in newer versions. Try updating your library with ‘pip install python-telegram-bot --upgrade’.

If that doesn’t work, you might need to adjust your import statements. Instead of ‘from telegram.parsemode import parse_mode’, try ‘from telegram.constants import ParseMode’.

Also, make sure you’re using a virtual environment and that all your dependencies are properly installed within it. Sometimes, conflicting versions can cause these types of errors.

If you’re still having issues, double-check your bot token and ensure it’s valid. Invalid tokens can sometimes lead to unexpected errors.

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I’ve encountered similar issues before, and it can be frustrating. In my experience, the problem often lies in version incompatibility. Have you checked the version of python-telegram-bot you’re using? I’d recommend uninstalling it completely with ‘pip uninstall python-telegram-bot’ and then reinstalling the latest version with ‘pip install python-telegram-bot’.

Also, make sure your Python version is compatible with the library. I once spent hours debugging only to realize my Python was outdated.

If that doesn’t work, you might need to adjust your imports. Try replacing ‘from telegram.parsemode import parse_mode’ with ‘from telegram import ParseMode’. This worked for me in a recent project.

Lastly, double-check your bot token. Sometimes, a typo there can cause unexpected errors. Good luck!

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hey there! seems like ur using an old version of python-telegram-bot. try runnin ‘pip install python-telegram-bot -U’ to update it. if that dont work, change ur import to ‘from telegram.constants import ParseMode’. lmk if u need more help!