Bot Example

gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import socket
import sys
import mysqldb

server = "irc.swiftirc.net"       #settings
channel = "#pxlbin"
botnick = "pxlboat"

#db jazzy
db=_mysql.connect("pxlb.in", "username", "password123", "database")

irc = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) #defines the socket
print "Connecting to:"+server
irc.connect((server, 6667))
irc.send("USER "+ botnick +" "+ botnick +" "+ botnick +" :Pxlbot loaded\n")
irc.send("NICK "+ botnick +"\n")
irc.send("PRIVMSG nickserv :iNOOPE\r\n")
irc.send("JOIN "+ channel +"\n")
irc.send("PRIVMG frienz :I've joined pxlbin.") #who to alert when the bot is running.

while 1: #infinite loop
   text=irc.recv(2040)
   print text  #prints all text from irc network.

   if text.find('PING') != -1:
      irc.send('PONG ' + text.split() [1] + '\r\n') #REQIRED PING PONG

   if text.lower.find('!getpxl') != -1: #This is the thing you'll be looking for!
      irc.send("PRIVMSG wblew :hi\r\n") #This is how you take action when you see the thing you're lookign for