Is there a way to code a "say" command into my discord bot with python?

Question

I have tried different options, and this one was the one that I desired the most, but I cannot seem to get it working. Could I get some help? (Sorry I am very new to coding)

This is my code:

import discord
from discord.ext import commands

client = discord.Client()
bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='-')

@bot.command()
async def speak(ctx, *, text):
  if ctx.message.author.id == ID here:
    message = ctx.message
    await message.delete()
    
    await ctx.send(f"{text}")
  else:
    await ctx.send('I need text!')

Thanks

Can you please elaborate on "Cannot get it working"? E.g. error messages, wrong text etc. — Kelo, May 16 '21 at 15:00
Can you describe the way how it should behave? I copied it and no errors occured... — loloToster, May 16 '21 at 15:13
Yes so in the terminal I do not get any error notifications, but when I try to use it in discord, it does not work. I use "-say (message)" but it does not cooperate. Am I supposed to execute it differently? — Demented_Elmo, May 16 '21 at 16:56
Did you replace the `ID here` part with an actual ID? Did you start the bot? — 12944qwerty, May 16 '21 at 18:40
Yes I did both. I have run the bot before and have a few async def on_message commands, it is just this one that I am having trouble with — Demented_Elmo, May 16 '21 at 18:45

Dominik · Answer 1 · 2021-05-16T20:18:16.257

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Your else statement makes little sense here. It is best to set up the condition differently, that you want text once and if that does not happen, then there is an else argument.

I don't know if this is relevant either, but apparently it looks like you want only one person to be able to execute this command. For the owner there would be:

@commands.is_owner()

But if you want to make it refer to another person use:

@bot.command()
@commands.is_owner() # If you want to set this condition
async def say(ctx, *, text: str = None):
    if ctx.message.author is not ID_You_Want:
        await ctx.send("You are not allowed to use the command.")
        return # Do not proceed
    if text is None: # If just say is passed with no text
        await ctx.send("Please insert a text.")
    else:
        await ctx.send(text) # Send the text

Optional: You can also delete the command that was send with ctx.message.delete()

Your command is not executing because you defined client and bot. Simply remove client = discord.Client() and you will be fine.

edited May 16 '21 at 20:18

answered May 16 '21 at 15:17

Dominik

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Ok, thanks! Also; with the delete message, I wanted it so it deletes the trigger command. Would that still work? – Demented_Elmo May 16 '21 at 16:53
I have also been executing the command like this in my server: -say hi. Is that the correct way to do it? Or have I been doing to wrong? – Demented_Elmo May 16 '21 at 17:08
You can't use `client =` and `bot =`, delete `client` and you will be fine. If you want to delete the trigger command you can use my `Optional` method. – Dominik May 16 '21 at 18:29
It says it does not have any errors, but it still is not working. I am typing in discord: "-say hello" and it won't work. My other commands are working though. – Demented_Elmo May 16 '21 at 19:49
Can you copy and paste your full code somewhere and share a link? – Dominik May 16 '21 at 20:09
Yeah sure do you use replit? – Demented_Elmo May 16 '21 at 20:11
Just copy and paste it there and share the link. – Dominik May 16 '21 at 20:12
Well, you have to use `@bot.command` **AND** `@commands.is_owner()` – Dominik May 16 '21 at 20:17
Then your `on_message` events must be blocking your code. The arrangement is also a bit vague. First should come the `on_ready` event, then the `on_message` events and then the commands. To fix the `on_message` error have a look at the following post: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49331096/why-does-on-message-stop-commands-from-working – Dominik May 16 '21 at 20:21
So I would put the await bot.process_commands(message)at the end of the on_message? – Demented_Elmo May 16 '21 at 20:23
Yes, as the post said. – Dominik May 16 '21 at 20:23
Also, do you have the freedom to edit the code itself? – Demented_Elmo May 16 '21 at 20:27
I can't edit it, also do not see any changes for now. – Dominik May 16 '21 at 20:28
I think the "is not" on line 17 is not working – Demented_Elmo May 16 '21 at 20:29
Continue the conversation in the Replit chat – Demented_Elmo May 16 '21 at 20:32

Is there a way to code a "say" command into my discord bot with python?

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