Added the parameter emoji to the method sendSticker to specify an emoji for just uploaded stickers.

telebot/__init__.py

@@ -2099,7 +2099,8 @@ class TeleBot:
             allow_sending_without_reply: Optional[bool]=None,
             protect_content:Optional[bool]=None,
             data: Union[Any, str]=None,
-            message_thread_id: Optional[int]=None) -> types.Message:
+            message_thread_id: Optional[int]=None,
+            emoji: Optional[str]=None) -> types.Message:
         """
         Use this method to send static .WEBP, animated .TGS, or video .WEBM stickers.
         On success, the sent Message is returned.
@@ -2139,6 +2140,9 @@ class TeleBot:
         :param message_thread_id: The thread to which the message will be sent
         :type message_thread_id: :obj:`int`
 
+        :param emoji: Emoji associated with the sticker; only for just uploaded stickers
+        :type emoji: :obj:`str`
+
         :return: On success, the sent Message is returned.
         :rtype: :class:`telebot.types.Message`
         """
@@ -2156,7 +2160,7 @@ class TeleBot:
                 reply_to_message_id=reply_to_message_id, reply_markup=reply_markup,
                 disable_notification=disable_notification, timeout=timeout, 
                 allow_sending_without_reply=allow_sending_without_reply,
-                protect_content=protect_content, message_thread_id=message_thread_id))
+                protect_content=protect_content, message_thread_id=message_thread_id, emoji=emoji))
 
     def send_video(
             self, chat_id: Union[int, str], video: Union[Any, str], 

telebot/apihelper.py

@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ def send_audio(token, chat_id, audio, caption=None, duration=None, performer=Non
 def send_data(token, chat_id, data, data_type, reply_to_message_id=None, reply_markup=None, parse_mode=None,
               disable_notification=None, timeout=None, caption=None, thumb=None, caption_entities=None,
               allow_sending_without_reply=None, disable_content_type_detection=None, visible_file_name=None,
-              protect_content = None, message_thread_id=None):
+              protect_content = None, message_thread_id=None, emoji=None):
     method_url = get_method_by_type(data_type)
     payload = {'chat_id': chat_id}
     files = None
@@ -937,6 +937,8 @@ def send_data(token, chat_id, data, data_type, reply_to_message_id=None, reply_m
         payload['disable_content_type_detection'] = disable_content_type_detection
     if message_thread_id:
         payload['message_thread_id'] = message_thread_id
+    if emoji:
+        payload['emoji'] = emoji
     return _make_request(token, method_url, params=payload, files=files, method='post')
 
 

telebot/async_telebot.py

@@ -2958,7 +2958,8 @@ class AsyncTeleBot:
             allow_sending_without_reply: Optional[bool]=None,
             protect_content: Optional[bool]=None,
             data: Union[Any, str]=None,
-            message_thread_id: Optional[int]=None) -> types.Message:
+            message_thread_id: Optional[int]=None,
+            emoji: Optional[str]=None) -> types.Message:
         """
         Use this method to send static .WEBP, animated .TGS, or video .WEBM stickers.
         On success, the sent Message is returned.
@@ -2998,6 +2999,9 @@ class AsyncTeleBot:
         :param message_thread_id: Identifier of a message thread, in which the message will be sent
         :type message_thread_id: :obj:`int`
 
+        :param emoji: Emoji associated with the sticker; only for just uploaded stickers
+        :type emoji: :obj:`str`
+
         :return: On success, the sent Message is returned.
         :rtype: :class:`telebot.types.Message`
         """
@@ -3016,7 +3020,7 @@ class AsyncTeleBot:
                 reply_to_message_id=reply_to_message_id, reply_markup=reply_markup,
                 disable_notification=disable_notification, timeout=timeout, 
                 allow_sending_without_reply=allow_sending_without_reply, protect_content=protect_content,
-                message_thread_id=message_thread_id))
+                message_thread_id=message_thread_id, emoji=emoji))
 
     async def send_video(
             self, chat_id: Union[int, str], video: Union[Any, str], 

telebot/asyncio_helper.py

@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ async def send_audio(token, chat_id, audio, caption=None, duration=None, perform
 async def send_data(token, chat_id, data, data_type, reply_to_message_id=None, reply_markup=None, parse_mode=None,
               disable_notification=None, timeout=None, caption=None, thumb=None, caption_entities=None,
               allow_sending_without_reply=None, disable_content_type_detection=None, visible_file_name=None, protect_content=None,
-              message_thread_id=None):
+              message_thread_id=None, emoji=None):
     method_url = await get_method_by_type(data_type)
     payload = {'chat_id': chat_id}
     files = None
@@ -929,6 +929,8 @@ async def send_data(token, chat_id, data, data_type, reply_to_message_id=None, r
         payload['disable_content_type_detection'] = disable_content_type_detection
     if message_thread_id:
         payload['message_thread_id'] = message_thread_id
+    if emoji:
+        payload['emoji'] = emoji
     return await _process_request(token, method_url, params=payload, files=files, method='post')