telegram.utils.helpers Module¶
This module contains helper functions.
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telegram.utils.helpers.effective_message_type(entity)¶ Extracts the type of message as a string identifier from a
telegram.Messageor atelegram.Update.Parameters: entity ( Update|Message) –Returns: One of Message.MESSAGE_TYPESReturn type: str
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telegram.utils.helpers.escape_markdown(text)¶ Helper function to escape telegram markup symbols.
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telegram.utils.helpers.from_timestamp(unixtime)¶ Parameters: unixtime (int) – Returns: Return type: datetime.datetime
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telegram.utils.helpers.get_signal_name(signum)¶ Returns the signal name of the given signal number.
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telegram.utils.helpers.mention_html(user_id, name)¶ Parameters: - user_id (
int) – - name (
str) –
Returns: The inline mention for the user as html.
Return type: str- user_id (
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telegram.utils.helpers.mention_markdown(user_id, name)¶ Parameters: - user_id (
int) – - name (
str) –
Returns: The inline mention for the user as markdown.
Return type: str- user_id (
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telegram.utils.helpers.to_timestamp(dt_obj)¶ Parameters: dt_obj ( datetime.datetime) –Returns: Return type: int