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Python 3: find item in list and answer based on that

I am trying to make a python script that listens to Facebook chat using fbchat and searches for the word 'cf'. If that word is detected in chat, I want to send a pre-defined message Answer1. See below for my code and the error I get:

fbchat

'cf'

Answer1

from fbchat import log, Client
from fbchat.models import *

wordImLookingFor = ['cf']

Answer1 =['Hello! how can i help you']

# Subclass fbchat.Client and override required methods
class EchoBot(Client):
def onMessage(self, author_id, message_object, thread_id, thread_type, **kwargs):
self.markAsDelivered(thread_id, message_object.uid)
self.markAsRead(thread_id)

log.info(" from in ".format(message_object, thread_id, thread_type.name))

# If you're not the author, echo
if author_id != self.uid:
if word in message_object:
print("The word is in the list!")
self.send(Message(text=answer1), thread_id=thread_id, thread_type=ThreadType.USER)


else:
print("The word is not in the list!")



client = EchoBot('user', 'pass')


client.listen()


Exception in parsing ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
File "C:/Users/John/Downloads/fbd2.py", line 22, in onMessage
if word in message_object:
TypeError: argument of type 'Message' is not iterable

2 Answers
2

Here's the API for fbchat.models.Message

I believe you're looking for the text field

if word in message_object.text:
print("The word is in the list!")


EDIT:

Simple Solution

For your next error, the in keyword is expecting a single string and not a list of strings. Since you're looking for several keywords in the message, execute that case statement for each word in the list.

in

if author_id != self.uid:
for word in wordImLookingFor:
if word in message_object.text:
print("The word is in the list!")
self.send(Message(text=answer1), thread_id=thread_id, thread_type=ThreadType.USER)
else:
print("The word is not in the list!")


Scaled Solution

Since you're going to eventually be searching for a set of multiple keywords, and presumably each keyword should elicit a different Answer, you can save some complexity by creating a dictionary of keyword:answer.

keywords = 'cf': 'Hello! how can i help you', 'key2': 'Answer2'

class EchoBot(Client):
def onMessage(self, author_id, message_object, thread_id, thread_type, **kwargs):
self.markAsDelivered(thread_id, message_object.uid)
self.markAsRead(thread_id)

log.info(" from in ".format(message_object, thread_id, thread_type.name))

if author_id != self.uid:
for word in message_object.text.split():
try:
self.send(Message(text=keywords[word]), thread_id=thread_id, thread_type=ThreadType.USER)
print(word + "is in the list!")
except KeyError:
print(word + "is not in the list!")


wordImLookingFor = ['ch']

Your exception is at self.send(Message(text=answer1)

It looks like you are trying to send text as a LIST instead of a string.

Message cannot iterate over the list, but wants a simple string.

Answer1 =['Hello! how can i help you']
Answer1 = 'Hello! How can I help you?'


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