send_poll revised to standart signature

README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 <p align="center">A simple, but extensible Python implementation for the <a href="https://core.telegram.org/bots/api">Telegram Bot API</a>.
 
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   * [Getting started.](#getting-started)

telebot/__init__.py

@@ -1207,17 +1207,42 @@ class TeleBot:
                                         disable_notification, reply_to_message_id, reply_markup, provider_data)
         return types.Message.de_json(result)
 
-    def send_poll(self, chat_id, poll, explanation_parse_mode=None, disable_notifications=False, reply_to_message=None, reply_markup=None):
+    def send_poll(
+            self, chat_id,
+            question, options,
+            is_anonymous=None, type=None, allows_multiple_answers=None, correct_option_id=None,
+            explanation=None, explanation_parse_mode=None, open_period=None, close_date=None, is_closed=None,
+            disable_notifications=False, reply_to_message_id=None, reply_markup=None):
         """
-        Sends poll
+        Send polls
         :param chat_id:
-        :param poll:
+        :param question:
+        :param options:
+        :param is_anonymous:
+        :param type:
+        :param allows_multiple_answers:
+        :param correct_option_id:
+        :param explanation:
+        :param explanation_parse_mode:
+        :param open_period:
+        :param close_date:
+        :param is_closed:
         :param disable_notifications:
-        :param reply_to_message:
+        :param reply_to_message_id:
         :param reply_markup:
         :return:
         """
-        return types.Message.de_json(apihelper.send_poll(self.token, chat_id, poll, explanation_parse_mode, disable_notifications, reply_to_message, reply_markup))
+
+        if isinstance(question, types.Poll):
+            raise Exception("The send_poll signature was changed, please see send_poll function details.")
+
+        return types.Message.de_json(
+            apihelper.send_poll(
+                self.token, chat_id,
+                question, options,
+                is_anonymous, type, allows_multiple_answers, correct_option_id,
+                explanation, explanation_parse_mode, open_period, close_date, is_closed,
+                disable_notifications, reply_to_message_id, reply_markup))
 
     def stop_poll(self, chat_id, message_id):
         """

telebot/apihelper.py

@@ -998,31 +998,36 @@ def delete_sticker_from_set(token, sticker):
     return _make_request(token, method_url, params=payload, method='post')
 
 
-def send_poll(token, chat_id, poll, explanation_parse_mode=None, disable_notifications=False, reply_to_message_id=None, reply_markup=None):
+def send_poll(
+        token, chat_id,
+        question, options,
+        is_anonymous = None, type = None, allows_multiple_answers = None, correct_option_id = None,
+        explanation = None, explanation_parse_mode=None, open_period = None, close_date = None, is_closed = None,
+        disable_notifications=False, reply_to_message_id=None, reply_markup=None):
     method_url = r'sendPoll'
     payload = {
         'chat_id': str(chat_id),
-        'question': poll.question,
-        'options': _convert_list_json_serializable(poll.options)}
+        'question': question,
+        'options': _convert_list_json_serializable(options)}
 
-    if poll.is_anonymous is not None:
-        payload['is_anonymous'] = poll.is_anonymous
-    if poll.type is not None:
-        payload['type'] = poll.type
-    if poll.allows_multiple_answers is not None:
-        payload['allows_multiple_answers'] = poll.allows_multiple_answers
-    if poll.correct_option_id is not None:
-        payload['correct_option_id'] = poll.correct_option_id
-    if poll.explanation is not None:
-        payload['explanation'] = poll.explanation
+    if is_anonymous is not None:
+        payload['is_anonymous'] = is_anonymous
+    if type is not None:
+        payload['type'] = type
+    if allows_multiple_answers is not None:
+        payload['allows_multiple_answers'] = allows_multiple_answers
+    if correct_option_id is not None:
+        payload['correct_option_id'] = correct_option_id
+    if explanation is not None:
+        payload['explanation'] = explanation
     if explanation_parse_mode is not None:
         payload['explanation_parse_mode'] = explanation_parse_mode
-    if poll.open_period is not None:
-        payload['open_period'] = poll.open_period
-    if poll.close_date is not None:
-        payload['close_date'] = poll.close_date
-    if poll.is_closed is not None:
-        payload['is_closed'] = poll.is_closed
+    if open_period is not None:
+        payload['open_period'] = open_period
+    if close_date is not None:
+        payload['close_date'] = close_date
+    if is_closed is not None:
+        payload['is_closed'] = is_closed
 
     if disable_notifications:
         payload['disable_notification'] = disable_notifications

telebot/util.py

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import string
 import sys
 import threading
 import traceback
+import warnings
+import functools
 
 import six
 from six import string_types
@@ -258,4 +260,20 @@ def per_thread(key, construct_value, reset=False):
 
 
 def generate_random_token():
-    return ''.join(random.sample(string.ascii_letters, 16))
+    return ''.join(random.sample(string.ascii_letters, 16))
+
+
+def deprecated(func):
+    """This is a decorator which can be used to mark functions
+    as deprecated. It will result in a warning being emitted
+    when the function is used."""
+    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/30253848/441814
+    @functools.wraps(func)
+    def new_func(*args, **kwargs):
+        warnings.simplefilter('always', DeprecationWarning)  # turn off filter
+        warnings.warn("Call to deprecated function {}.".format(func.__name__),
+                      category=DeprecationWarning,
+                      stacklevel=2)
+        warnings.simplefilter('default', DeprecationWarning)  # reset filter
+        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+    return new_func