xkcd Telegram Bot

A telegram bot that notifies you whenever a new xkcd is released. You can also use it to send xkcd comics in group chats.

Dependencies

• python3
• python-requests
• python-telegram-bot

Usage

Simply clone the project, insert your Telegram API token in the indicated space inside main.py and run main.py using the Python 3 interpreter.

Commands

The bot supports the following commands:

• /subscribe - It will notify you whenever a new xkcd comic is released.
• /unsubscribe - You'll stop being notified when new xkcd comics are released.
• /xkcd [comic number] - Sends you the xkcd comic you ask for. Send no comic number and it will send you the latest comic.
• /random - Sends you a random xkcd comic.

Hosted Version

Don't want to host the bot yourself? There is a working bot hosted by me. You can reach it at @xkcdnotifierbot!