now that i have a discord bot made, i need the actual bot logic for it to run

step 1. setup python environment

cd into the correct directory. then run:

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

^ setting up python environment

pip install discord.py python-dotenv schedule

^ installs 3 libraries

step 2. .env file

DISCORD_TOKEN=your_bot_token_here

^ run direnv allow

step 3. basic bot setup

import os
import discord
from discord.ext import tasks, commands
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import datetime

load_dotenv()
TOKEN = os.getenv("DISCORD_TOKEN")

intents = discord.Intents.default()
intents.message_content = True

bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix="!", intents=intents)

step 4. schedule data structure

in bot.py:

# Message template
MESSAGE_TEMPLATE = "{name} has class right now in {location}! If you're nearby, go say and snipe them!"

# 24-hour HH:MM format, local server time
class_schedule = {
    "Group 1": {
        "Alice": [
            ("Mon", "13:30", "14:20", {"location": "WTHR 172"}),
            ("Wed", "13:30", "14:20", {"location": "WTHR 172"}),
            ("Fri", "13:30", "14:20", {"location": "WTHR 172"}),
        ],
        "Alan": []
    },

    "Group 2": {
        "Bob": []
    },

    "Group 4": {
        "Claire": [
            ("Tue", "11:30", "14:20", {"location": "the 4th floor of CHAS"}),
            ("Thu", "11:30", "14:20", {"location": "the 4th floor of CHAS"}),
        ]
    }
}