pyTelegramBotAPI/examples/webhook_examples/README.md

Webhook examples using pyTelegramBotAPI

There are 5 examples in this directory using different libraries:

• Python (CPython): webhook_cpython_echo_bot.py

  • Pros:
    • Official python libraries, it works out of the box (doesn't require to install anything).
    • Works with Python 2 and Python 3 (need to be converted with 2to3).
  • Cons:
    • Ugly code.
    • Many things to handle yourself, this can lead to errors.
    • Not powerful, do the trick but the performance is low.

• CherryPy (3.8.0): webhook_cherrypy_echo_bot.py

  • Pros:
    • It's a web application framework, cleaner code, uses objects for defining the web application.
    • Very good performance.
    • The project seems to be active, latest version is recent.
    • Works with Python 2 and Python 3.
  • Cons:
    • Some things are not very intuitive, reading the doc is a must.

• Flask (0.10.1): webhook_flask_echo_bot.py

  • Pros:
    • It's a web application framework, cleaner code, uses decorator which can be nice.
    • Good performance.
    • It's intuitive if you know how web application works.
  • Cons:
    • The project seems not to be very active, latest version dates 2013.
    • They don't recommend to use it with Python 3, but may work.
    • May be a oversized for just handling webhook petitions.

• aiohttp (1.2.0): webhook_aiohttp_echo_bot.py

  • Pros:
    • It's a web application framework
    • Python 3 compatible
    • Asynchronous, excellent performance
    • Utilizes new async/await syntax
  • Cons:
    • Requires Python 3.4.2+, don't work with Python 2

• Twisted (20.3.0): webhook_twisted_echo_bot.py

  • Pros:
    • Asynchronous event-driven networking engine
    • Very high performance
    • Built-in support for many internet protocols
  • Cons:
    • Twisted is low-level, which may be good or bad depending on use case
    • Considerable learning curve - reading docs is a must.

Latest update of this document: 2020-12-17