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Learn how to get your `Discord.py` bot to send the correct user message content instead of message details. Easy solutions for budding Python developers.
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Correcting Your Discord.py Bot's Message Handling

If you are diving into the world of creating Discord bots with Python, you might encounter a common issue: your bot sends back message metadata (like user ID, channel ID, etc.) instead of the actual content of the user's message. This might be startling, especially when you aim to create engaging games, like a madlibs game! In this guide, we'll explore how to address this issue so your bot can respond with meaningful content.

The Problem

While developing your Discord bot, specifically a madlibs game, you may have implemented a system for asking users questions and gathering their responses. However, when trying to include their answers in the final output, the bot seems to return details about the messages rather than the text users typed in.

For example, if a user replies with the word "Beagle," your bot may respond something like this:

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This output isn’t helpful and can confuse players. Let's correct this so you can focus on creating an interactive and fun experience.

The Solution

To ensure your bot captures and returns the actual content of a user's message, you need to refer to the message.content attribute properly. Here's how to fix the code.

Step-by-Step Guide

Listening for Messages: Using the on_message event, you can listen for any occurrence of the specified keyword—in your case, "madlibs."

Await User Input Properly: When you use client.wait_for("message"), the bot awaits a new message. However, you must extract the content from the resulting message object.

Use message.content: Instead of directly saving the whole message object into your variable (like dog, live, etc.), you'll want to store just the content attribute of these messages.

Revised Code Example

Below is the revised code to implement this fix:

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Explanation of Changes

Extracting Content: The key change is using .content after await client.wait_for("message") like this:

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This line captures the actual text from the user’s response instead of the message object.

Formatted Output: Using f-strings (e.g., f"Your dog is {dog}...") provides a neat and readable way to structure your final response.

Conclusion

By making these adjustments to the way your bot captures and processes messages, you can ensure that it responds with the actual content that users provide, rather than irrelevant message details. Not only does this enhance the user experience, but it also allows you to focus on the creative aspects of your madlibs game without being bogged down by message handling issues.

Now you're all set to engage your Discord community with an exciting madlibs game!