Discord Bot (Python)

Commands

• !ping → Pong!
• !roll [sides] → roll a die (default 6)
• !addtodo <text> / !listtodos / !cleartodos

I built this to practice Python events. I also learned to keep secrets in .env.

Setup

1. Create a bot in Discord Developer Portal and enable Message Content Intent.
2. Create .env from .env.example with your token (do not commit .env). python -m pip install -r requirements.txt python bot.py

What I learned

• Enabling intents or commands won’t work
• Loading secrets from .env (dotenv)
• Simple command handling + JSON storage

How it works

• Commands handled by discord.ext.commands.Bot with prefix !.
• Per-server TODOs saved in todos.json (keyed by guild ID, ignored by Git).
• Secrets come from .env via python-dotenv.

Project structure

. ├─ bot.py # commands + JSON TODO storage ├─ requirements.txt # deps ├─ .env.example # token template └─ LICENSE

Troubleshooting

• KeyError: DISCORD_TOKEN → create .env from .env.example and paste your token.
• Bot doesn’t respond → enable Message Content Intent in the Developer Portal.
• Windows: use python -m pip install -r requirements.txt then python bot.py.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.