How to Build a Discord Bot With Python - Full Tutorial 2025+

Tech With Tim · Intermediate ·🧠 Large Language Models ·1y ago

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This video tutorial demonstrates how to build a custom Discord bot using Python, covering setup, connection to Discord, token retrieval, and various bot functionalities. The tutorial utilizes the Discord.py library and provides a comprehensive guide to creating a Discord bot in approximately 100 lines of code.

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👉 Try Junie, smart coding agent: https://jb.gg/try-junie Download PyCharm and use it for free forever with one month of Pro included: https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/ In this video, I'll be showing you how to build a custom discord bot using Python. This isn't super complicated. It's going to be relatively fast, and we're going to do this in about 100 lines of code. I'm going to show you how to set this up, how to connect to discord, how to get all of the tokens. And then I'll show you various different things you can do with this bot. Want to make real money with coding? I share high-signal insights on careers, monetization, and leverage in my free newsletter. Join here and get my guide How to Make Money With Coding instantly: https://techwithtim.net/newsletter 🎞 Video Resources 🎞 Code in this Video: https://github.com/techwithtim/Python-Discord-Bot/tree/main Discord Developer Account: https://discord.com/developers/applications/ Discord Py Docs: https://discordpy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/ ⏳ Timestamps ⏳ 00:00 | Discord Bot Demo 01:49 | Discord.py Docs 02:54 | Code Setup 05:39 | Discord Bot Configuration 08:09 | Intents 10:06 | Installing the Bot 13:09 | Discord.py Setup 17:54 | Handling Events 25:19 | Adding Commands 26:41 | Assigning & Removing Roles 35:09 | Sending a DM 36:05 | Replying 37:04 | Poll/Embed & Reactions 39:48 | Deploying the Bot (Render) Hashtags #Discord #Python #Bots
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This video tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to building a custom Discord bot using Python, covering setup, configuration, and implementation of various bot functionalities. The tutorial is designed for intermediate learners and provides a comprehensive introduction to Discord bot development. By following this tutorial, learners can gain hands-on experience in building a Discord bot and implementing custom commands and event handling.

Key Takeaways
  1. Set up a Discord Developer Account
  2. Create a new Discord bot application
  3. Install the Discord.py library
  4. Configure the bot and retrieve tokens
  5. Implement event handling and command management
  6. Deploy the bot to a hosting platform like Render
💡 The Discord.py library provides a comprehensive and easy-to-use API for building custom Discord bots, allowing developers to focus on implementing custom functionalities and event handling.

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Chapters (14)

| Discord Bot Demo
1:49 | Discord.py Docs
2:54 | Code Setup
5:39 | Discord Bot Configuration
8:09 | Intents
10:06 | Installing the Bot
13:09 | Discord.py Setup
17:54 | Handling Events
25:19 | Adding Commands
26:41 | Assigning & Removing Roles
35:09 | Sending a DM
36:05 | Replying
37:04 | Poll/Embed & Reactions
39:48 | Deploying the Bot (Render)
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