Assistance with Python IRC bot

[Datweakfreak]

I'm writing an IRC bot in Python, and wish to implement functionality so that it echoes any message that is written in the channel.

Normally, I could write for specific messages:


if data.find ( 'Hiya' ) != -1:
s.send ( 'PRIVMSG %s :%s\r\n' % (CHANNEL, 'Hiya' ))Now, how do I write a condition for detecting ANY string, not just 'Hiya', and echo it?

Like, if someone posts something in the channel, just re-post it.

Thanks in advance :)

[simeon87]

Why not send the data right away?


s.send ( 'PRIVMSG %s :%s\r\n' % (CHANNEL, data ))

[Datweakfreak]

Still, I'd need a condition, right?

As in, if some data is found, return that data.

Like you said:

if data.find ( 'Hiya' ) != -1:
s.send ( 'PRIVMSG %s :%s\r\n' % (CHANNEL, data))

That would work great, but I need a condition to replace the 'Hiya' with ANY possible string. That's what I'm looking for :)

[simeon87]

Still, I'd need a condition, right?

As in, if some data is found, return that data.

Like you said:

if data.find ( 'Hiya' ) != -1:
s.send ( 'PRIVMSG %s :%s\r\n' % (CHANNEL, data))

That would work great, but I need a condition to replace the 'Hiya' with ANY possible string. That's what I'm looking for :)


if data:
s.send ( 'PRIVMSG %s :%s\r\n' % (CHANNEL, data))

[Datweakfreak]

Tried that, but doesn't work :S

The thing is, I want to be able to get whatever string is found and pass it as a parameter to another function.

Say, if the user types Name, I'd pass it to another function like a string inverter, which would return emaN and the bot would say that.

Something like:


if data.find(anystring):
stringinverter.invert(anystring)But when I write that, it returns an error: name 'anystring' is not defined

I do get what it's trying to say, but how do I tell python that by 'anystring', I mean any string that is found?

[simeon87]

Tried that, but doesn't work :S

The thing is, I want to be able to get whatever string is found and pass it as a parameter to another function.

Say, if the user types Name, I'd pass it to another function like a string inverter, which would return emaN and the bot would say that.

Something like:


if data.find(anystring):
stringinverter.invert(anystring)But when I write that, it returns an error: name 'anystring' is not defined

I do get what it's trying to say, but how do I tell python that by 'anystring', I mean any string that is found?

Why are you searching for something in data? If data is a string then all you need to do is check whether data is not an empty string, which is what I did with
if data:

If you wish to modify data, then you can do:
data = f(data) where f returns a modified string.

[Datweakfreak]

I understand, but if I just use,


if data:the bot does not connect, it doesn't even return an error, it just keeps printing empty lines in the output like in an infinite loop :(

[simeon87]

I understand, but if I just use,


if data:the bot does not connect, it doesn't even return an error, it just keeps printing empty lines in the output like in an infinite loop :(

Then there may be a problem elsewhere in the design of your IRC bot. Basically the idea should be that if you get some data, then do something, otherwise, do nothing.

[Datweakfreak]

Alright, I found a solution.


if data.find("PRIVMSG"):

And then I could just parse out the contents.

Thanks a lot for your time and help! :)