Remove the deprecated time.sleep calls.

Reformatted detailed_example to follow Python naming conventions & PEP-8 conventions

examples/deep_linking.py

@@ -68,6 +68,3 @@ def send_welcome(message):
     bot.reply_to(message, reply)
 
 bot.polling()
-
-while True:
-    time.sleep(0)

examples/detailed_example/detailed_example.py

@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ imageSelect.add('cock', 'pussy')
 
 hideBoard = types.ReplyKeyboardHide()  # if sent as reply_markup, will hide the keyboard
 
+
 # error handling if user isn't known yet
 # (obsolete once known users are saved to file, because all users
 #   had to use the /start command and are therefore known to the bot)
-def getUserStep(uid): 
+def get_user_step(uid):
     if uid in userStep:
         return userStep[uid]
     else:
@@ -42,24 +43,20 @@ def listener(messages):
     When new messages arrive TeleBot will call this function.
     """
     for m in messages:
-		cid = m.chat.id
         if m.content_type == 'text':
             # print the sent message to the console
             print str(m.chat.first_name) + " [" + str(m.chat.id) + "]: " + m.text
 
+
 bot = telebot.TeleBot(TOKEN)
 bot.set_update_listener(listener)  # register listener
-try:
-	bot.polling()
-except Exception:
-	pass
 
 
 # handle the "/start" command
 @bot.message_handler(commands=['start'])
 def command_start(m):
     cid = m.chat.id
-	if not cid in knownUsers: #if user hasn't used the "/start" command yet:
+    if cid not in knownUsers:  # if user hasn't used the "/start" command yet:
         knownUsers.append(cid)  # save user id, so you could brodcast messages to all users of this bot later
         userStep[cid] = 0  # save user id and his current "command level", so he can use the "/getImage" command
         bot.send_message(cid, "Hello, stranger, let me scan you...")
@@ -73,16 +70,16 @@ def command_start(m):
 @bot.message_handler(commands=['help'])
 def command_help(m):
     cid = m.chat.id
-	helpText = "The following commands are available: \n"
+    help_text = "The following commands are available: \n"
     for key in commands:  # generate help text out of the commands dictionary defined at the top
-		helpText += "/" + key + ": "
-		helpText += commands[key] + "\n"
-	bot.send_message(cid, helpText)       #send the generated help page
+        help_text += "/" + key + ": "
+        help_text += commands[key] + "\n"
+    bot.send_message(cid, help_text)  # send the generated help page
 
 
 # chat_action example (not a good one...)
 @bot.message_handler(commands=['sendLongText'])
-def command_longText(m):
+def command_long_text(m):
     cid = m.chat.id
     bot.send_message(cid, "If you think so...")
     bot.send_chat_action(cid, 'typing')  # show the bot "typing" (max. 5 secs)
@@ -99,14 +96,17 @@ def command_image(m):
 
 
 # if the user has issued the "/getImage" command, process the answer
-@bot.message_handler(func=lambda message: getUserStep(message.chat.id) == 1) 
-def msg_imageSelect(m):
+@bot.message_handler(func=lambda message: get_user_step(message.chat.id) == 1)
+def msg_image_select(m):
     cid = m.chat.id
     text = m.text
-	bot.send_chat_action(cid, 'typing') #for some reason the 'upload_photo' status isn't quite working (doesn't show at all)
+
+    # for some reason the 'upload_photo' status isn't quite working (doesn't show at all)
+    bot.send_chat_action(cid, 'typing')
 
     if text == "cock":  # send the appropriate image based on the reply to the "/getImage" command
-		bot.send_photo(cid, open('rooster.jpg', 'rb'), reply_markup=hideBoard) #send file and hide keyboard, after image is sent
+        bot.send_photo(cid, open('rooster.jpg', 'rb'),
+                       reply_markup=hideBoard)  # send file and hide keyboard, after image is sent
         userStep[cid] = 0  # reset the users step back to 0
     elif text == "pussy":
         bot.send_photo(cid, open('kitten.jpg', 'rb'), reply_markup=hideBoard)
@@ -118,17 +118,14 @@ def msg_imageSelect(m):
 
 # filter on a specific message
 @bot.message_handler(func=lambda message: message.text == "hi")
-def command_textHi(m):
+def command_text_hi(m):
     bot.send_message(m.chat.id, "I love you too!")
 
+
 # default handler for every other text
 @bot.message_handler(func=lambda message: True, content_types=['text'])
 def command_default(m):
-	bot.send_message(m.chat.id, "I don't understand \""+m.text+"\"\nMaybe try the help page at /help") #this is the standard reply to a normal message
+    # this is the standard reply to a normal message
+    bot.send_message(m.chat.id, "I don't understand \"" + m.text + "\"\nMaybe try the help page at /help")
 
-	
-while True: # Don't let the main Thread end.
-	try:
-		time.sleep(1)
-	except KeyboardInterrupt:
-		break
+bot.polling()

examples/echo_bot.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ API_TOKEN = '<api_token>'
 
 bot = telebot.TeleBot(API_TOKEN)
 
-
 # Handle '/start' and '/help'
 @bot.message_handler(commands=['help', 'start'])
 def send_welcome(message):
@@ -23,6 +22,3 @@ def echo_message(message):
     bot.reply_to(message, message.text)
 
 bot.polling()
-
-while True:
-    pass

examples/step_example.py

@@ -76,7 +76,3 @@ def process_sex_step(message):
 
 
 bot.polling()
-
-while True:
-    time.sleep(1)
-    pass