🤖 Rule-Based Chatbot (If-Else in Python)

A simple rule-based chatbot built using Python and if-else conditions.
This project demonstrates the basics of Natural Language Processing (NLP) concepts without using advanced libraries — perfect for beginners.

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📌 Features

• Greets the user and responds to common phrases.
• Tells the current date and time.
• Uses if-elif-else for rule-based decision making.
• Runs continuously until the user types bye.
• Beginner-friendly and easy to customize.

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🛠 Tools Used

• Python 3.x
• VS Code (for writing & running the script)

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🚀 How to Run

1️⃣ Prerequisites

• Install Python → Download Here
• Install VS Code → Download Here

2️⃣ Steps

1. Clone or download this repository.
2. Open the folder in VS Code.
3. Create a file named chatbot.py and paste the code.
4. Open the terminal in VS Code and run:

   python chatbot.py
   

💻 Example Run

🤖 ChatBot: Hi! I'm your friendly chatbot. Type 'bye' anytime to end the chat.

You: hello 🤖 ChatBot: Hello there! How are you today?

You: time 🤖 ChatBot: The current time is 14:25:01

You: date 🤖 ChatBot: Today's date is 2025-08-15

You: bye 🤖 ChatBot: Goodbye! Have a nice day! 👋