trivia bot for Outpost 13

This assumes no development or shell experience. Use your own way if you have opinions and preferences.

• Follow this link to Install Atom or skip and use the editor of your choice

• Join GitHub

• git --version (MacOS: Say yes to Xcode popup) This should give you a version number if git is installed, otherwise google how to install git.

• mkdir homebrew && curl -L https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/tarball/master | tar xz --strip 1 -C homebrew

• MacOS: brew install python
• Windows:
  • use the full install
  • Be sure to check "Add Python 3.X to Path"
  • Be sure to remove the max_path limitation before completing the install.

• MacOS: pip3 install pandas
• Windows: py -m pip install pandas

• atom ~/.profile
  • copy/paste this:

  export PATH="/usr/local/opt/python/libexec/bin:$PATH"
  

  • save and close atom.
• atom ~/.zshrc
  • copy/paste this:

  alias python=/usr/local/bin/python3
  alias Python=/usr/local/bin/python3
  

  • save and close atom.
• source ~/.zshrc && source ~/.profile

• mkdir TwitchBots

• cd TwitchBots
• git clone git@github.com:Coding-Koans/Trivvy.git
• Give yourself a high five you're installed!

• cd TwitchBots
• git pull

• MacOS in terminal: python -m unittest discover
• Windows in Powershell: py -m unittest discover

• cd TwitchBots/Trivvy
• macOS: python Trivvy.py --dry-run
• Windows Powershell: py Trivvy.py --dry-run

• cd TwitchBots/Trivvy

• cp config.example.txt config.txt

• atom config.txt

  • modify these configuration settings so it can log on

  [Admin Settings]
  admins = <A_TWITCH_ACCOUNT_USERNAME_WHO_WILL_CONTROL_THE_BOT>(can do multiple admins as a comma-separated list with no spaces)
  
  [Bot Settings]
  host = irc.twitch.tv
  port = 6667
  nick = <A_TWITCH_ACCOUNT_USERNAME_THE_BOT_WILL_USE>
  pass = oauth:1awesomerandompassofthislength
  chan = <THE_CHANNEL_THE_BOT_WILL_RUN_ON>
  

  • Save via <CMND> s
  • Also Note: you need to be logged in to twitch under the bot's name to get a pass.
  • Also Also Note: You can get that pass (oauth token) from here.
  • Also Also Also Note: usernames must be be spelled correctly!
  • Alos Also Alos Also Note: Atom doesn't auto-save by default - Make sure to save via <CMND> s
  • Finally Note: oauth passes expire. You'll need a new one from time to time.

• MacoOS in terminal: python Trivvy.py --go-live

• Windows in Powershell: py Trivvy.py --go-live (Git Bash doesn't show print statements in real-time)

• You should see the terminal giving you info on what the bot sees from chat, and you should also see a logged-in message in chat from the bot.

• !go - starts trivia
• !stop - kills the bot's connection to twitch, and pauses trivia

• in the terminal, type <CTRL> c <CTRL> c You will see a bunch of stack traces. That's normal for now.