Unable to run Python Telegram Bot Package - Error

Question

Hello StackOverFlow Community.

I am working on a telegram bot but facing the error:

(stockAlert) PS D:\Development\StockAlert> python .\stockAlertBot.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "D:\Development\StockAlert\stockAlertBot.py", line 1, in <module> from telegram.ext.updater import Updater ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'telegram.ext.updater'

• I had worked on the same file on my Mac earlier but when I am trying to run it on a Windows machine it is not working.

Error Message: Error

Here is the list of installed packages: package_list

• OS: Windows 11 Pro
• Python Version: 3.9.15

Your help is appreciated. Thank you !

Things that I tried:

• Uninstalling and installing the package
• Created a new virtual environment and installing the package
• Rebooting the system

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Answer 1

You have installed version 20.0 of python-telegram-bot but your code is written for version <=13.5. Please either upgrade your code to v20 by reading the release notes and the transition guide o install a version of PTB that is compatible with your code base.

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Disclaimer: I'm currently the maintainer of python-telgeram-bot.

Laconism

The standard python example on Telegram documentation is still written for 13.5, I guess that is where the confusion comes from – Fresnel

Which example are you referring to? Do you have a link? – Laconism

core.telegram.org/bots/tutorial this one, when you select Python: gitlab.com/Athamaxy/telegram-bot-tutorial/-/blob/main/… – Fresnel

Interesting, hadn't known that. Thanks for the tip! TBF, they do explicitly state the required version, so that's as explicit as you can do it, I guess … – Laconism

I don't see where the requirement version is mentioned. Most users would expect that the script provided works with the latest – Fresnel

It's mentioned in the readme. The PTB team is currently checking if we can get the code updated – Laconism

I dont think anyone would go up one level to open the readme since you are directly directed on that script from the page. Thanks for flagging to the team – Fresnel