# TwitchIO

**Repository Path**: mirrors_mcmtroffaes/TwitchIO

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: TwitchIO
- **Description**: An Async Bot/API wrapper for Twitch made in Python.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2021-12-02
- **Last Updated**: 2026-07-11

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

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TwitchIO is an asynchronous Python wrapper around the Twitch API and IRC, with a powerful command extension for creating Twitch Chat Bots. TwitchIO covers almost all of the new Twitch API and features support for commands, PubSub, Webhooks, and EventSub.

Documentation
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For the Official Documentation: `Click Here! <https://twitchio.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_

Support
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For support using TwitchIO, please join the official `support server
<https://discord.gg/RAKc3HF>`_ on `Discord <https://discord.com/>`_.

|Discord|

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Installation
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TwitchIO requires **Python 3.7+**. You can download the latest version of Python  `here <https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_.

**Windows**

.. code:: sh

    py -m pip install -U twitchio

**Linux**

.. code:: sh

    python -m pip install -U twitchio

Access Tokens
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Visit `Token Generator <https://twitchtokengenerator.com/>`_ for a simple way to generate tokens for use with TwitchIO.

Getting Started
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A simple Chat Bot.

.. code:: python

    from twitchio.ext import commands


    class Bot(commands.Bot):

        def __init__(self):
            # Initialise our Bot with our access token, prefix and a list of channels to join on boot...
            super().__init__(token='ACCESS_TOKEN', prefix='?', initial_channels=['...'])

        async def event_ready(self):
            # We are logged in and ready to chat and use commands...
            print(f'Logged in as | {self.nick}')

        @commands.command()
        async def hello(self, ctx: commands.Context):
            # Send a hello back!
            await ctx.send(f'Hello {ctx.author.name}!')


    bot = Bot()
    bot.run()


Contributing
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TwitchIO currently uses the `Black <https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html/>`_ formatter to enforce sensible style formatting.


Before creating a Pull Request it is encouraged you install and run black on your code.

The Line Length limit for TwitchIO is **120**.


For installation and usage of Black visit: `Black Formatter <https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/usage_and_configuration/index.html/>`_

For integrating Black into your IDE visit: `Black IDE Usage <https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/integrations/editors.html>`_

Special Thanks
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Thank you to all those who contribute and help TwitchIO grow.

Special thanks to:

`SnowyLuma <https://github.com/SnowyLuma>`_

`Harmon <https://github.com/Harmon758>`_

`Tom <https://github.com/IAmTomahawkx>`_

`Tesence <https://github.com/tesence>`_

`Adure <https://github.com/Adure>`_

`Scragly <https://github.com/scragly>`_

`Chillymosh <https://github.com/chillymosh>`_

If I have forgotten anyone please let me know <3: `EvieePy <https://github.com/EvieePy>`_