Python Guides

Discord Messages with Colors

A guide on how to add colors to your codeblocks on Discord

Discord Embed Limits

A guide that shows the limits of embeds in Discord and how to avoid them.

Subclassing Context in discord.py

Subclassing the default `commands.Context` class to add more functionability and customizability.

Discord.py Learning Guide

A learning guide for the discord.py bot framework written by members of our community.

How to host a bot with Docker and GitHub Actions on Ubuntu VPS

This guide shows how to host a bot with Docker and GitHub Actions on Ubuntu VPS

Mutability and Immutability in Python

Mutable and immutable data types: what they are and how they work.

Keeping Discord Bot Tokens Safe

How to keep your bot tokens safe and safety measures you can take.

Setting Different Statuses on Your Bot

How to personalize your Discord bot status

Discord.py 2.0 changes

Changes and new features in version 2.0 of discord.py

Subclassing Bot

Subclassing the discord.py `Bot` class to add more functionality and customizability.

VPS and Free Hosting Service for Discord bots

This article lists recommended VPS services and covers the disasdvantages of utilising a free hosting service to run a discord bot.

Proper error handling in discord.py

Are you not getting any errors? This might be why!

Custom Help Command

Overwrite discord.py's help command to implement custom functionality

Function Parameters and Arguments in Python

An in-depth look at function parameters and arguments, and how to use them.

Why JSON is unsuitable as a database

The many reasons why you shouldn't use JSON as a database, and instead opt for SQL.

Fixing an SSL Certificate Verification Error

A guide on fixing verification of an SSL certificate.