enhanced-discord.py/examples/background_task.py
2021-09-05 21:34:20 +00:00

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from discord.ext import tasks
import discord
class MyClient(discord.Client):
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
# an attribute we can access from our task
self.counter = 0
# start the task to run in the background
self.my_background_task.start()
async def on_ready(self):
print(f"Logged in as {self.user} (ID: {self.user.id})")
print("------")
@tasks.loop(seconds=60) # task runs every 60 seconds
async def my_background_task(self):
channel = self.get_channel(1234567) # channel ID goes here
self.counter += 1
await channel.send(self.counter)
@my_background_task.before_loop
async def before_my_task(self):
await self.wait_until_ready() # wait until the bot logs in
client = MyClient(intents=discord.Intents(guilds=True))
client.run("token")