Wikipedia Telegram Bot

This Python script implements a Telegram bot that leverages the Wikipedia API to provide information in response to user queries. The bot is capable of handling queries in multiple languages, and it uses Google Translate to translate search results back to the user's language.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Before running the script, you need to have the following installed:

Python 3
pip (Python package installer)

Install the required Python packages using the following command:

pip install python-telegram-bot wikipedia-api requests

Configuration

Replace 'YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN' in the script with your actual Telegram bot token.

if __name__ == '__main__':
    bot_token = 'YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN'
    wiki_bot = WikipediaBot(bot_token)
    wiki_bot.run()

Usage

Start a conversation with the bot on Telegram by searching for it and clicking on "Start."
Send a message to the bot with your query or use the /start command to initiate a conversation.
The bot will respond with information retrieved from Wikipedia. If no results are found, it will notify you.

Features

Multilingual Support: The bot can understand queries in different languages.
Google Translate Integration: Results are translated back to the user's language for a more personalized experience.
Command Handling: The bot responds to the /start command to provide a welcome message.

Customization

Adjust the self.user_agent variable in the WikipediaBot class if needed.
Modify the character limit in summary = page.summary[0:5000] to control the length of the response.

Flowchart

graph TD
    A[User sends message/query] -->|Telegram API| B(Process message in WikipediaBot)
    B -->|Check if command| C{Is it /start?}
    C -- Yes --> D(Respond with welcome message)
    C -- No --> E[Retrieve user's language from message]
    E --> F{Is the query in English?}
    F -- No --> G[Translate query to English using Translator]
    G --> H[Search Wikipedia with translated query]
    H --> I{Did Wikipedia page exist?}
    I -- Yes --> J[Retrieve summary from Wikipedia page]
    I -- No --> K[Respond with no results message]
    J --> L{Is user's language other than English?}
    L -- Yes --> M[Translate summary to user's language using Translator]
    M --> N[Send translated summary to user]
    L -- No --> N[Send summary to user]

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

python-telegram-bot library for Telegram bot development.
wikipedia-api library for interfacing with the Wikipedia API.
Google Translate for language translation services.
Thanks to the developers of the used libraries and services.

Support

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