Running Your Code

This chapter will cover a couple different ways in which you can run your code for testing and production.

Installing dependencies

Before running for the first time we need to install the dependencies required by the project. From the project main folder, execute the following command on the command line:

python -m pip install -e .

This will install your package on development mode and also take care of installing the dependencies. After that you are ready to proceed and run your code.

Direct execution via IDE or Command Line

The bot.py file inside of the package has special code which invokes the main method on the bot class. This allow for direct execution of the bot via your favorite IDE or the command line.

if __name__ == '__main__':
    Bot.main()

Here is how to start the code via the command line.

python bot.py

Using the Module Entry Point

The package has a module entry point __main__.py which imports the bot.py module and dynamically identify the Bot class for execution.

To start your bot via the entry point do:

# Assuming your bot_id used during creation of the package
# is botPython. Adjust as needed for your case.
python -m botPython

Note

This is the method used by the BotCity BotRunner when using the Bot Maestro orchestration.