Nextcord (discord.py fork) template for simple and maintainable Discord Bot creation
['discord', 'discord-bot', 'discordpy', 'nextcord']
Nextcord (discord.py fork) template for simple and maintainable Discord Bot creation
 Discord Bot Template
This repo is a template for easy creation of maintainable Python Discord bots.
The library used is [Nextcord](https://github.com/nextcord/nextcord), a maintained fork of Discord.py.
Nextcord documentation: https://nextcord.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
📺 Python Discord Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9YUC9AZJGFG6larkQJYio_f0V-O1NRjy
## How to use
Click "use this template" at the top of this repo and follow the instructions, or alternatively, initialize a git repo and copy the template files into the directory.
```bash
# Create a new folder (replace my-discord-bot with your bot's name)
mkdir my-discord-bot && cd my-discord-bot
# Initialize the folder as a git repository and copy the template files
git init
cp ../discord-bot-template/* .
```
## Environment variables
To run your bot, you'll need a token and other secrets set in a `.env` file.
Create a file called `.env` and place it in the root of your project.
(You can do this by creating a copy of `.env.sample` and renaming it to `.env`)
The contents should look something like this (where the part after `=` is the token you received from the Discord Developer Portal)
```
DISCORD_TOKEN=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
```
If you require additional API keys or variables specific to an enviroment, they should also be added here. You can access them by adding a line such as `GUILD_ID = os.getenv("GUILD_ID", "")` to `config.py`.
## Heroku
`runtime.txt` and `Procfile` are used for Heroku configuration and can be deleted in case you do not plan on hosting there.
Heroku setup tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EreE-0hQibM
## IDE Configuration
IDE config such as the `.vscode` folder do not normally belong on GitHub since they are often specific to a particular environment. To make sure GitHub will ignore the `.vscode` folder uncomment the line at the end of the `.gitignore`.