Python Chatbot

A simple, extensible bot for your IRC channels.

Installation

With Pip:

sudo pip install git+https://github.com/harrislapiroff/python-chatbot.git@master#egg=chatbot

Usage

To run a bot, you must write a short python script. For example simple_bot.py:

from chatbot.bots import Bot
from chatbot.contrib import *

bot = Bot(
	nickname = 'bestbot',
	hostname = 'chat.freenode.net',
	port = 6665,
	server_password = 'my_bots_password',
	channels = ('#freenode', '#python'),
	features = (
		PyPIFeature(),
		WikipediaFeature(),
		DictionaryFeature(),
		DiceFeature(),
		ChoiceFeature(),
		SlapbackFeature(),
	)
)

bot.run()

Then run the script:

python simple_bot.py

The Flexible Match Feature

Chatbot comes with a built in Match feature, which is both simple and powerful. You can build an entire bot from Match features alone. Here is an example of a simple bot that will slap people on command.

from chatbot.bots import Bot
from chatbot.contrib.simple import Match
from chatbot.chat import ChatResponse

SLAP_OPTIONS = (
	ChatResponse('slaps \g<target> around a bit with a baseball bat', action=True),
	ChatResponse('slaps \g<target> around a bit with a large trout', action=True),
	ChatResponse('slaps \g<target> around a bit with a piano', action=True),
	ChatResponse('slaps \g<target> around a bit with a french fry', action=True),
)

bot = Bot(
	nickname = 'bestbot',
	hostname = 'chat.freenode.net',
	port = 6665,
	server_password = 'my_bots_password',
	channels = ('#freenode', '#python'),
	features = (
		Match(r'slap (?P<target>[^\s]+) (?P<object>.+)', ChatResponse('slaps \g<target> around a bit \g<object>', action=True), addressing_required=True, allow_continuation=False),
		Match(r'slap (?P<target>.+)', SLAP_OPTIONS, addressing_required=True, allow_continuation=False),
	)
)

bot.run()

In this case, the bot handles two possible matches. The first pattern matches sentences such as bestbot: slap melinath with a frying pan by responding with an action, slaps melinath around a bit with a frying pan. The second pattern matches commands to slap that do not specify the method of slapping (e.g., slap melinath), by choosing an option randomly from SLAP_OPTIONS (e.g., slaps melinath around a bit with a french fry).