telebot
A Telegram bot library, with simple route decorators.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned and in Pre-Alpha, with no updates since 2023-04-26. While install friction is low and the MIT license is permissive, the lack of maintenance means it will not receive bug fixes or compatibility updates as Telegram's API evolves. For new projects, use an actively maintained Telegram bot library instead.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a valid Telegram bot API key; package is abandoned and may not work with current Telegram API.
- Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (pyTelegramBotAPI and requests).
- However, the package is abandoned—last commit was 2023-04-26 and receives no updates.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive and places no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution for commercial or private projects.
last release 2023-02-14 (1277 days) · last repo commit 2023-04-26 · 53 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 237,045 downloads/mo, #8,967 on PyPI
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pip install telebot
from telebot import TeleBot
app = TeleBot(__name__)
app.config['api_key'] = 'your_bot_key'
@app.route('/command ?(.*)')
def example_command(message, cmd):
app.send_message(message['chat']['id'], f"Command: {cmd}")
app.poll(debug=True)- Whether the package remains compatible with current Telegram Bot API endpoints.
- Whether pyTelegramBotAPI dependency versions are pinned or if breaking changes affect telebot.
- Active maintenance status of the underlying pyTelegramBotAPI library.
What it is and what it does
Telebot is a lightweight Telegram bot framework that layers route-based message handling on top of pyTelegramBotAPI. It lets you define bot behavior using decorators that match incoming messages against regex patterns, similar to web frameworks. When a message matches a route, the decorated function receives the message object and any captured groups from the pattern.
The package is designed for simple bots that respond to commands and echo messages. It handles polling for updates from Telegram and dispatching them to the appropriate handler. However, the project is abandoned—the last commit was 2023-04-26 and it remains in Pre-Alpha status, meaning it was never considered feature-complete and has received no maintenance.
Use it for
- Building a simple Telegram bot that responds to specific commands using route patterns without writing polling logic.
- Prototyping a Telegram bot with decorator-based message routing during early development.
- Creating a bot that echoes or transforms user messages based on regex-matched patterns.
- Learning Telegram bot development with a lightweight routing abstraction over pyTelegramBotAPI.
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned and in Pre-Alpha, with no updates since 2023-04-26. While install friction is low and the MIT license is permissive, the lack of maintenance means it will not receive bug fixes or compatibility updates as Telegram's API evolves. For new projects, use an actively maintained Telegram bot library instead.
Install
telebot on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (pyTelegramBotAPI and requests). However, the package is abandoned—last commit was 2023-04-26 and receives no updates. Pre-Alpha status signals incomplete development.
Requires a valid Telegram bot API key; package is abandoned and may not work with current Telegram API.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive and places no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution for commercial or private projects.
Quickstart
pip install telebot
from telebot import TeleBot
app = TeleBot(__name__)
app.config['api_key'] = 'your_bot_key'
@app.route('/command ?(.*)')
def example_command(message, cmd):
app.send_message(message['chat']['id'], f"Command: {cmd}")
app.poll(debug=True)Verify before relying
- Whether the package remains compatible with current Telegram Bot API endpoints.
- Whether pyTelegramBotAPI dependency versions are pinned or if breaking changes affect telebot.
- Active maintenance status of the underlying pyTelegramBotAPI library.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagespyTelegramBotAPIrequests |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 1,277 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 237,045 / month, #8,967 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 2 - Pre-AlphaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: telebot-0.0.5-py3-none-any.whl
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