Installation

Pytdbot needs Python 3.10+, a Telegram API key, and TDLib.

Recommended

Install Pytdbot with a pre-built TDLib (tdjson):

pip install --upgrade pytdbot[tdjson]

For faster JSON parsing, also install orjson or ujson.

Without a pre-built TDLib

If that extra fails, install the library alone:

pip install pytdbot

Then build TDLib from source and pass the library path:

client = Client(..., lib_path="/path/to/libtdjson.so")

Development version

pip install --pre pytdbot

Optional extras

Extra	Install	What it is
tdjson	pip install pytdbot[tdjson]	Pre-built TDLib
nats	pip install pytdbot[nats]	TDLib Server via NATS
docs	pip install pytdbot[docs]	This site (properdocs serve)

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