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Learn Python: Create a Discord Bot

Updated on Jan 02,2024

Learn Python: Create a Discord Bot

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Installing Packages
  3. Installing ffmpeg on Windows
  4. Installing ffmpeg on Raspberry Pi
  5. Restarting the Device
  6. Writing the Code
  7. Importing the Audio File
  8. Playing the Audio File
  9. Testing the Bot
  10. Conclusion

How to Get Your Discord Bot to Play Sound in Python

In this article, we will learn how to get your Discord bot to play sound using Python. If you haven't watched the previous episodes, I highly recommend you do so before proceeding with this video. In the last episode, we covered joining and leaving voice channels. Now, we will focus on getting the bot to play a sound when it is inside a voice channel. Please note that we will not be covering how to play sounds from YouTube videos in this video, but we will save that for the next one.

Installing Packages

First, we need to install some packages that will allow our bot to Read and play sound files. In this section, I will Show You how to install the required packages on both Windows and Raspberry Pi. For Windows users, open your browser and go to the FFMPEG Website. Download the Windows build by btbn and install it. You may need to extract the files and choose a location for them. Generally, users store FFMPEG in the C drive, but you can choose any location. Next, add FFMPEG to your path by following the instructions in the video or refer to the written tutorial. Once done, open the command prompt and Type ffmpeg -version to check if it was installed successfully. For Raspberry Pi users, open the terminal and type sudo apt install ffmpeg to install FFMPEG. Then, type ffmpeg -version to verify the installation.

Writing the Code

Now, let's write the code to get our bot to play a sound file. First, make sure you have restarted your device to ensure FFMPEG has taken effect. Then, assign a variable to the await statement in the join function. Set the source variable to ffmpeg.pcm.audio and specify the name of the audio file you want to play. In this example, I have used a piano sound file named "piano.wav." Next, Create a player variable to play the audio file using the voice.play function. Once the code is written, you can test it by running your bot and joining a voice Channel.

Conclusion

In this article, we have learned how to get our Discord bot to play sound using Python. We installed the necessary packages and wrote the code to play an audio file. Now, your bot is ready to play sounds within a voice channel. In the next video, we will explore how to play audio from YouTube videos. If you enjoyed this article, please subscribe to my channel and hit the like button to support my content. Stay tuned for more exciting tutorials!

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