parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Python IRC bot.')
parser.add_argument('--verbose', action='store_true',
help='Become more verbose.')
parser.add_argument('config', type=str,
help='A py file with the bot\'s config.')
arguments = parser.parse_args()
# Load the config from the given file
if not os.path.exists(arguments.config):
raise ValueError('Config file {}'
'does not exist.'.format(arguments.config,))
config = imp.load_source('config', arguments.config)
# Set verbose mode if needed
VERBOSE = config.VERBOSE or arguments.verbose
# Create the bot
ircbot = IRCBot()
ircbot.setup(config)
# Load the actions from the specified modules
for path in config.MODULES:
if not os.path.exists(path):
raise ValueError('Module %s does not exist.' % (path, ))
name = os.path.basename(path)[:-3]
module = imp.load_source(name, path)
# Start the bot
asyncore.loop()
