update the requirements and change some stuff inside the readme

.gitignore

@@ -26,5 +26,4 @@ env.bak/
 *.log
 
 # Project-specific files
-src/assets/
 _ignore/

LICENSE

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2022 bemxio
+Copyright (c) 2022-2024 bemxio, DocileSphinx
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

README.md

@@ -1,34 +1,32 @@
 # polkabot
-A Discord bot impersonating users via webhooks, based on their messages, using Markov chains.
+A Discord bot impersonating users via webhooks, based on their messages. Originally created for [r/okbuddyhololive](https://www.reddit.com/r/okbuddyhololive)'s Discord server, but it can be used for other servers as well.
 
-Originally created for [r/okbuddyhololive](https://www.reddit.com/r/okbuddyhololive/)'s Discord server, but it can be used for other servers as well.
-
-It uses webhooks to send message to a channel with a custom username and avatar (although, the [BOT] tag is still visible next to the name) & it uses [Markov chains](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markov_chain) to generate messages.
+It uses webhooks to send message to a channel with a custom username and avatar (although, the *[BOT]* tag is still visible next to the name) and it uses [Markov chains](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markov_chain) to generate messages.
 
 ## Running
 Before running the bot, make sure you are running Python 3.8 or later.
-You can download the latest version of Python from [Python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+You can download the latest version of Python from [Python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads).
 
 The bot also requires the **Message Content Intent**, as well as the **Server Members Intent**.
 
-1. Set up a MongoDB database (use the [installation guides](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/administration/install-community/) for help). 
+1. Set up a MongoDB database (use the [installation guides](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/administration/install-community) for help). 
     - You can either install it on your host machine, or use a remote MongoDB server, as long as it's accessible from your
 host via a connection URI.
-2. Create an application with a bot on [Discord Developer Portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications/), remembering to enable the required intents mentioned above.
+2. Create an application with a bot on [Discord Developer Portal](https://discord.com/developers/applications), remembering to enable the required intents mentioned above.
     - For instructions on creating the account, see [this guide](https://discordpy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/discord.html). It will help you to create an invite link for the bot as well.
-    - For enabling intents, see [this guide](https://discordpy.readthedocs.io/en/v1.7.3/intents.html#privileged-intents).
+    - For enabling intents, see [this guide](https://discordpy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/intents.html#privileged-intents).
 3. Clone the repository to your host machine, or download the source code using the `Code > Download ZIP` button.
 4. Fill out all the values in the `config.toml` file, according to the comments in the file.
 5. Set a permanent system-wide environment variable `DISCORD_TOKEN` with the bot's token, that you can get on the Discord Developer Portal.
-    - For Windows, you can use [this](https://www.java.com/en/download/help/path.html) for help.
-    - For Linux, you can put `export DISCORD_TOKEN="<BOT_TOKEN_HERE>"` in the file `~/.bashrc` or `~/.zshrc` (depending on your shell).
+    - For Windows, you can use [this](https://www.java.com/en/download/help/path.html) as guidance.
+    - For Linux, you can put `export DISCORD_TOKEN="<BOT_TOKEN_HERE>"` in the file `~/.bashrc` or `~/.zshrc`, depending on your shell.
 6. Set a permanent system-wide environment variable `MONGODB_CONNECTION_URI` with the connection URI to a MongoDB database.
 7. Open a terminal with the bot files in the current directory.
 8. Install the dependencies for the bot using `pip`.
     - On Windows, it's: `py -3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt`.
     - On Linux, it's: `python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt`.
     - You only need to do this once. You can skip this step if you already have the dependencies installed.
-9. Run the bot using `python3 main.py` or `py -3 main.py`, depending on your operating system.
+9. Run the bot using `python3 bot.py` or `py -3 bot.py`, depending on your operating system.
 
 ## Contributing
 If you want to contribute to the project, you can fork the repository on GitHub and make a pull request, if you want to.

requirements.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-py-cord~=2.4.1
-python-dotenv~=1.0.0
-tomli~=2.0.1
+py-cord~=2.6.1
+python-dotenv~=1.0.1
+tomli~=2.1.0
 markovify~=0.9.4
-motor~=3.2.0
+motor~=3.6.0

update.sh

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # update the system
 sudo -S apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ cd ~/project-pretender
 # update python packages
 python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt --upgrade
 
-# pull the latest code
+# pull the latest code from the repository
 git pull origin main
 
 # restart the service