Bring back older background task example under a new name

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Rapptz 2021-03-30 20:29:03 -04:00
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import discord
import asyncio
class MyClient(discord.Client):
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
# create the background task and run it in the background
self.bg_task = self.loop.create_task(self.my_background_task())
async def on_ready(self):
print('Logged in as')
print(self.user.name)
print(self.user.id)
print('------')
async def my_background_task(self):
await self.wait_until_ready()
counter = 0
channel = self.get_channel(1234567) # channel ID goes here
while not self.is_closed():
counter += 1
await channel.send(counter)
await asyncio.sleep(60) # task runs every 60 seconds
client = MyClient()
client.run('token')