Python app to interact with Telegram bot

vin_bot_hello.py

# vin_bot_hello.py
# Python 2.7.6

"""
Python app to interact with Telegram bot
"""


import telepot
import time
import pandas as pd  # to read token from csv


# This file contains the token for telegram bot API
token_secret = "Telegram Bot Token.csv"


def handle(msg):
    """
        The handler code to deal with bot's incoming messages
    """

    # Get sender details
    user_name = msg["from"]["first_name"] + " " + msg["from"]["last_name"]

    # Get message details
    content_type, chat_type, chat_id = telepot.glance(msg)

    if content_type == "text":
        command = msg["text"]
        print("Got command {0}".format(command))

        if("/hello" in command):
            bot.sendMessage(
                chat_id,
                "Hello {0}, How are you doing today?".format(user_name))


if __name__ == "__main__":
    """ Start block """

    # Read the API token from secret scv file
    df = pd.read_csv(token_secret)
    token = df["token"][0]

    # Instantiate the bot using the token provided by botfather
    bot = telepot.Bot(token)

    # Add the handle function to be called for each new received message
    bot.message_loop(handle)

    # Wait for new messages
    while 1:
        time.sleep(20)