Discord.py Blocked Words Bot

This is the template for a bot that blocks any specified words in your Discord server.

Setup the bot

Windows

1. Download Python from the website
2. Open Windows Terminal or PowerShell
3. Clone the repository and cd into it: git clone https://github.com/owengaspard/discord.py-blocked-words-bot.git && cd discord.py-blocked-words-bot
4. Install pyenv: `pip install pyenv'
5. Create a virtual environment (venv) and activate it: python3 -m venv bot && bot\Scripts\activate.bat
6. Install Discord.py: pip install discord.js
7. Add your token to the botToken file
8. Run the bot: python3 ./main.py

macOS/Linux

1. Ether download Python from here or download it using Homebrew: brew install python3 pip
2. Clone the repository and cd into it: git clone https://github.com/owengaspard/discord.py-blocked-words-bot.git && cd discord.py-blocked-words-bot
3. Install pyenv: `pip install pyenv'
4. Create a virtual environment (venv) and activate it: python3 -m venv bot && source bot/bin/activate
5. Install Discord.py: pip install discord.js
6. Add your token to the botToken file
7. Run the bot: python3 main.py

Adding words to the blocklist

The blocklist is in the main.py file. Look for the variable blockedWords, and change the words to whatever you desire.

Basics of Python Arrays

When you add words, put them in quotes ("") and add a comma at the end of it only if you are adding another word under it. Do not add a comma if it is the last word in the list (Python doesn't care, but JSON files do care).