#!/usr/bin/env python3

import os

import requests

import time

from pprint import pprint

#token = '<MY TOKEN>'

token = os.environ['TELEGRAM_TOKEN']

print('Running ...')

# to skip older messages

update_id = 0

while True:

# get messages

url = f'https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}/getUpdates'

r = requests.get(url, params={'offset': update_id}) # `offset` to skip older messages

data = r.json()

if not data['ok']:

print('ERROR:', data)

else:

for item in data['result']:

update_id = item['update_id'] + 1 # to skip older messages

message = item.get('message')

if message:

if 'text' in message:

chat_id = message['chat']['id']

url = f'https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}/sendMessage'

r = requests.get(url, params={'chat_id': chat_id, 'text': message['text']})

print('response:', r.json())

if 'photo' in message:

chat_id = message['chat']['id']

url = f'https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}/sendPhoto'

r = requests.get(url, params={'chat_id': chat_id, 'photo': message['photo'][0]['file_id']})

print('response:', r.json())

if 'voice' in message:

print('voice:')

pprint(message['voice'])

# etc.

else: # it can be ie. `edited_message`

print('item:')

pprint(item)

time.sleep(1)