jeremyredhead / run_botling

Easily run a BotBot botling standalone, i.e. on one's own computer without BotBot being online

run_botling.py

(i don't have a better name yet)

Easily run a BotBot botling standalone, i.e. without BotBot itself.

Once the dependencies are installed, just plop run_botling.py down in any folder,
and pass it the name of a file containing your bot's code. (e.g. py run_botling.py spambot.txt)

The !createbot &room @BotName prefix is technically optional, but highly encouraged,
as currently the only other way to change the name or room is editing the python file.
(to set the creator variable precede !createbot with your name in square brackets,
e.g. [Builder Bob] !createbot @WeCanFixItBot CODE -- but not [Ana Ni Muss] CODE)

Dependencies (and how to install them)

Python (naturally)

As this program & botbot itself are written in Python,
you will need Python installed to run this, specifically Python 3

To see if it's installed already, just open up Terminal (mac/unix), or Command Prompt (win)
then type python --version, or py --version on Ms Windows.
If it says Python 3.x.x, then YAY! It's already installed!
Otherwise head over to https://python.org/downloads/ and install a recent 3.x version

BotBot library

Now that Python is installed, we'll want to install the BotBot library.
But first, run python -m pip show setuptools for me, will you? (On Windows:tm:, use py)
If the version listed is 58 or above, you'll need to use my fork of BotBot
(Actually, let's just use my fork either way)

But wait, how to download & install botbot? 🤔

Download BotBot

If you have git installed, then just run git clone https://github.com/jeremyredhead/BotBot
(But actually, first, make sure to cd into your Documents folder or something)
If you don't have git, then just click the big ol' Code button and...
Actually, let's download & install git anyway (for now),
because I'm not actually sure if BotBot's dependencies can be installed without it.

Install BotBot

First, cd into the BotBot folder, where ever you put it.
Then, run python setup.py install (or py on windows).
A bunch of text will scroll onto your screen for a lil while until its finishes.
If the end of the text says something like:
Finished processing dependencies for botbot==x.y.z
Then congrats! BotBot is now installed!
If not... uhhh... tell me and I'll see if I can figure it out.