What is this?
It's a Python library for automating a personal WeChat account: a bot API to send and receive messages and manage friends and groups from your own scripts.
It's a Python library for automating a personal WeChat account: a bot API to send and receive messages and manage friends and groups from your own scripts.So is it a ready-made bot app or something I code against?A library you code against, not a finished app: you import it, create a Bot and write handler functions. It wraps the older itchat project with a more elegant, object-oriented API and extra components.
A library you code against, not a finished app: you import it, create a Bot and write handler functions. It wraps the older itchat project with a more elegant, object-oriented API and extra components.How do I get a bot running?Run pip install -U wxpy (a Douban mirror is suggested for users in China), create a bot with Bot(), and scan the QR code it shows to log in. Call embed() to keep the script alive and explore interactively.
Run pip install -U wxpy (a Douban mirror is suggested for users in China), create a bot with Bot(), and scan the QR code it shows to log in. Call embed() to keep the script alive and explore interactively.Will it work on my current Python?Only Python 3.4-3.6 or 2.7 — the project predates newer releases, so you'll need an older interpreter to run it.
Only Python 3.4-3.6 or 2.7 — the project predates newer releases, so you'll need an older interpreter to run it.Can I safely run this on my main WeChat account?No — WeChat restricts bots: since mid-2017 users have reported being locked out of Web WeChat login (the phone app keeps working), so the author strongly urges a throwaway account. The repo is also archived and unmaintained.
No — WeChat restricts bots: since mid-2017 users have reported being locked out of Web WeChat login (the phone app keeps working), so the author strongly urges a throwaway account. The repo is also archived and unmaintained.What can the bot actually do?Everyday WeChat automation: send text, images, videos and files; search friends, groups and group members by name or attributes like sex and city; read nicknames, remarks and regions; and manage contacts — add friends, create groups, invite or remove members.
Everyday WeChat automation: send text, images, videos and files; search friends, groups and group members by name or attributes like sex and city; read nicknames, remarks and regions; and manage contacts — add friends, create groups, invite or remove members.How do I make it react to incoming messages?Register handler functions with @bot.register() — for all messages, a specific friend, or message types like FRIENDS to auto-accept friend requests. Replies run on multiple threads by default for fast responses, and raw itchat calls can be mixed in when needed.
Register handler functions with @bot.register() — for all messages, a specific friend, or message types like FRIENDS to auto-accept friend requests. Replies run on multiple threads by default for fast responses, and raw itchat calls can be mixed in when needed.What do people actually build with it?Typical uses from the README: piping script logs to your WeChat, controlling routers or smart-home devices with open APIs, forwarding messages across accounts or groups, auto-joining groups, or running a chatbot companion.
Typical uses from the README: piping script logs to your WeChat, controlling routers or smart-home devices with open APIs, forwarding messages across accounts or groups, auto-joining groups, or running a chatbot companion.Is there anything for debugging and playing around?Yes — embed() drops you into a Python shell while the bot stays logged in, so you can poke at friends, chats and messages interactively, and a ready-made chatbot component is bundled in.
Yes — embed() drops you into a Python shell while the bot stays logged in, so you can poke at friends, chats and messages interactively, and a ready-made chatbot component is bundled in.What are similar projects?ItChat, Telethon, EverydayWechat, Baileys, python-telegram-bot, cc-connect, whatsapp-web.js, wechat-chatgpt
ItChat, Telethon, EverydayWechat, Baileys, python-telegram-bot, cc-connect, whatsapp-web.js, wechat-chatgpt