PollHandler

class telegram.ext.PollHandler(callback, block=True)[source]

Bases: telegram.ext.BaseHandler

Handler class to handle Telegram updates that contain a poll.

Warning

When setting block to False, you cannot rely on adding custom attributes to telegram.ext.CallbackContext. See its docs for more info.

Examples

Poll Bot

Parameters:
  • callback (coroutine function) –

    The callback function for this handler. Will be called when check_update() has determined that an update should be processed by this handler. Callback signature:

    async def callback(update: Update, context: CallbackContext)
    

    The return value of the callback is usually ignored except for the special case of telegram.ext.ConversationHandler.

  • block (bool, optional) –

    Determines whether the return value of the callback should be awaited before processing the next handler in telegram.ext.Application.process_update(). Defaults to True.

    See also

    Concurrency

callback[source]

The callback function for this handler.

Type:

coroutine function

block[source]

Determines whether the callback will run in a blocking way..

Type:

bool

check_update(update)[source]

Determines whether an update should be passed to this handler’s callback.

Parameters:

update (telegram.Update | object) – Incoming update.

Returns:

bool