{"id":14965,"library":"telebot","title":"telebot (KyleJamesWalker) Telegram Bot Library","description":"This `telebot` library (version 0.0.5) by KyleJamesWalker is a minimalist Telegram bot library featuring simple route decorators for message handling. It was last updated in 2018 and appears to be abandoned, meaning it might not be compatible with the latest Telegram API changes and could have unaddressed issues. Crucially, it shares a package name with the significantly more popular and actively maintained `pyTelegramBotAPI` library, leading to frequent user confusion.","status":"abandoned","version":"0.0.5","language":"en","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/KyleJamesWalker/telebot","tags":["telegram","bot","messaging","abandoned","name-collision"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install telebot","lang":"bash","label":"Install the KyleJamesWalker/telebot library"}],"dependencies":[{"reason":"Used for making HTTP requests to the Telegram API. Mentioned in release notes for v0.0.4.","package":"requests","optional":false}],"imports":[{"note":"This `telebot` package by KyleJamesWalker is distinct from the more popular `pyTelegramBotAPI` which typically uses `TeleBot` as its primary class.","wrong":"from telebot import TeleBot","symbol":"bot","correct":"from telebot import bot"},{"note":"This `handle_message` decorator is specific to the KyleJamesWalker/telebot library's routing mechanism, not to other Telegram bot libraries.","wrong":"from telebot.ext import MessageHandler","symbol":"handle_message","correct":"from telebot import handle_message"}],"quickstart":{"code":"import os\nfrom telebot import bot, handle_message\n\n# This token should be obtained from BotFather on Telegram.\n# For local testing, you can hardcode it, but for deployment use environment variables.\nBOT_TOKEN = os.environ.get('TELEBOT_TOKEN', 'YOUR_BOT_TOKEN_HERE')\n\n# Initialize the bot\nmy_bot = bot(BOT_TOKEN)\n\n@handle_message(\"/start\")\ndef start_command(message):\n    my_bot.post_message(message[\"chat\"][\"id\"], \"Hello! I am your simple bot.\")\n\n@handle_message(\"/hello\")\ndef hello_command(message):\n    my_bot.post_message(message[\"chat\"][\"id\"], \"Hi there!\")\n\n@handle_message(\"default\") # This acts as a fallback for any other message\ndef default_message(message):\n    my_bot.post_message(message[\"chat\"][\"id\"], \"I received: \" + message[\"text\"])\n\nif __name__ == \"__main__\":\n    if BOT_TOKEN == 'YOUR_BOT_TOKEN_HERE':\n        print(\"WARNING: Please replace 'YOUR_BOT_TOKEN_HERE' with your actual bot token or set the TELEBOT_TOKEN environment variable.\")\n    print(\"Starting KyleJamesWalker/telebot (version 0.0.5). Press Ctrl+C to stop.\")\n    print(\"Using token ending in:\", BOT_TOKEN[-4:])\n    # The run() method starts an infinite loop for polling\n    my_bot.run()\n","lang":"python","description":"This quickstart demonstrates how to initialize the bot, define command handlers using decorators, and start the polling loop for the `KyleJamesWalker/telebot` library. Ensure you have a valid Telegram Bot Token from BotFather, ideally passed via an environment variable."},"warnings":[{"fix":"This `telebot` package (KyleJamesWalker/telebot) is distinct from the more popular `pyTelegramBotAPI` (which is also imported as `telebot`). If you intended to use `pyTelegramBotAPI`, ensure you `pip install pyTelegramBotAPI` and use its corresponding API (e.g., `from telebot import TeleBot`). Do not mix code from both libraries, as they are incompatible.","message":"Critical Name Collision with `pyTelegramBotAPI`","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":"All versions (0.0.1-0.0.5)"},{"fix":"This library has not been updated since 2018. It may not be compatible with current Telegram API changes, have unpatched security vulnerabilities, or contain bugs. Consider using a more actively maintained library like `pyTelegramBotAPI` or `python-telegram-bot` for robust applications.","message":"Library is Abandoned and Potentially Outdated","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":"All versions (0.0.1-0.0.5)"},{"fix":"The library is minimalist and lacks many advanced features (e.g., file uploads, inline queries, webhook support, sophisticated error handling) that are common in more mature Telegram bot libraries. For advanced use cases, you may need to implement them manually or choose a more feature-rich library.","message":"Basic Error Handling and Features","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"All versions (0.0.1-0.0.5)"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"If you intended to use `pyTelegramBotAPI`, run `pip uninstall telebot` and then `pip install pyTelegramBotAPI`. If you intended to use `KyleJamesWalker/telebot`, use `from telebot import bot` and `my_bot = bot(TOKEN)` instead.","cause":"You installed `KyleJamesWalker/telebot` but are trying to use API calls (like `TeleBot` class) from the `pyTelegramBotAPI` library.","error":"ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'telebot.TeleBot'"},{"fix":"If you intended to use `KyleJamesWalker/telebot`, run `pip uninstall pyTelegramBotAPI` and then `pip install telebot`. If you intended to use `pyTelegramBotAPI`, use its `bot.message_handler(commands=['start'])` decorator or similar methods instead of `@handle_message`.","cause":"You installed `pyTelegramBotAPI` but are trying to use the decorator-based routing (`@handle_message`) specific to the `KyleJamesWalker/telebot` library.","error":"AttributeError: 'TeleBot' object has no attribute 'handle_message'"},{"fix":"If you intended to use `KyleJamesWalker/telebot`, initialize it with `from telebot import bot; my_bot = bot(TOKEN)`. If you intended to use `pyTelegramBotAPI`, ensure it's installed (`pip install pyTelegramBotAPI`) and use `from telebot import TeleBot; my_bot = TeleBot(TOKEN)`.","cause":"You have installed `KyleJamesWalker/telebot`, and its `bot` is a module, not a callable class named `TeleBot`.","error":"TypeError: 'module' object is not callable"}],"ecosystem":"pypi"}