ciclopibot/README.md

CicloPiBot

@CicloPiBot is a Telegram bot based on davtelepot which provides information about CicloPi, the public bike-sharing service in Pisa.

Usage

Client side

Send /start @CicloPiBot, all you need is a Telegram account.

Commands

• /start the bot
• Ask for /help for further information
• Ask for /ciclopi information

"Server" side

• Clone this repository

git clone ssh://git@gogs.davte.it:8445/Davte/ciclopibot.git
# git clone https://gogs.davte.it/Davte/ciclopibot.git
# git clone git@github.com:Davte/ciclopibot.git
# git clone https://github.com/Davte/ciclopibot.git

• Run install.sh: it will help you perform the following operations.
  • Put a Telegram bot token in gitignored data/passwords.py module.
    • To get a token, ask @BotFather.
    • The bot whose token you use will act as @CicloPiBot as long as you run the script.
  • Create a python3.5+ virtual environment and install requirements.
  • Specify python_virtual_environment and python_script variables in my_config.sh
• Run run_me.sh

bash run_me.sh;

• You may edit the file and test your code with your bot.
• Should you be satisfied of your edits enough, you may fork this repository and open a pull request.

Credits

• Davte is the creator and the main author of this repository.
• All data are obtained from CicloPi website and are meant to help users save time when using their service. Misuse is discouraged.
• Minala inspired the idea and gave a first version of this service many years ago with a different implementation.