chatGPT-Telegram-bot: How to build powerful chatbots with ChatGPT API, Python, and Telegram

This repository contains the code and resources for a tutorial on Building Powerful Chatbots with ChatGPT API, Python, and Telegram. The tutorial is based on a youtube video by @c17hawke, which you can watch here:

Tutorial is available on YouTube [Click on the following thumbnail]-

What you will learn

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

• Set up your project environment and install the required libraries
• Create your own Telegram bot and obtain the BOT TOKEN
• Use aiogram library to handle Telegram bot interactions
• Use openai library to access ChatGPT API and generate realistic responses
• Integrate ChatGPT with Telegram bot to create engaging conversations

Prerequisites

To follow this tutorial, you will need:

• Python 3.7 or higher
• A Telegram account and a smartphone
• An OpenAI account and an API key

How to run the code

1. Clone this repository or download the zip file
2. Create a virtual environment and activate it
3. Install the dependencies using pip install -r requirements.txt

   Or alternatively to the above two steps you can run init_setup.sh by running the following command in your terminal-

   bash init_setup.sh

4. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your OpenAI API key and Telegram BOT TOKEN [refered as TOKEN here] as follows:

OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
TOKEN=xxxxxxxxxx:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

5. Run python src/chatgpt.py to start the bot
6. Open Telegram and search for your bot username
7. Start a conversation with your bot and enjoy!

Feedback and support

If you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback, please feel free to raise issue in this repository or leave a comment on my blog: https://medium.com/@c17hawke/1cb9c03e7ca2

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