remember_locations_bot

Backend for Telegram bot which helps to save an interesting locations you've spotted while on the go

Setup and Run

Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/niki4/remember_locations_bot.git

Go to clonned repo folder on your command line. Create a virtual environment and install dependencies:

python3 -m venv ./venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Now go to Telegram client, add @BotFather and request for /newbot You should get token to access the Telegram HTTP API. Copy it.

Set TELEGRAM_TOKEN environment variable with your token you've just copied, e.g.:

export TELEGRAM_TOKEN='123456:ABC-DEF1234ghIkl-zyx57W2v1u123ew11'

You're all set. Simply run the bot:

python3 bot.py

You can also play around with the bot instance running on Telegram: