telegram.ext.JobQueue

class telegram.ext.JobQueue(bot=None)

Bases: object

This class allows you to periodically perform tasks with the bot.

_queue

The queue that holds the Jobs.

Type:PriorityQueue
bot

The bot instance that should be passed to the jobs. DEPRECATED: Use set_dispatcher instead.

Type:telegram.Bot
get_jobs_by_name(name)

Returns a tuple of jobs with the given name that are currently in the JobQueue

jobs()

Returns a tuple of all jobs that are currently in the JobQueue.

run_daily(callback, time, days=(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), context=None, name=None)

Creates a new Job that runs on a daily basis and adds it to the queue.

Parameters:
  • callback (callable) – The callback function that should be executed by the new job. It should take bot, job as parameters, where job is the telegram.ext.Job instance. It can be used to access its Job.context or change it to a repeating job.
  • time (datetime.time) – Time of day at which the job should run.
  • days (Tuple[int], optional) – Defines on which days of the week the job should run. Defaults to EVERY_DAY
  • context (object, optional) – Additional data needed for the callback function. Can be accessed through job.context in the callback. Defaults to None.
  • name (str, optional) – The name of the new job. Defaults to callback.__name__.
Returns:

The new Job instance that has been added to the job queue.

Return type:

telegram.ext.Job

Notes

Daily is just an alias for “24 Hours”. That means that if DST changes during that interval, the job might not run at the time one would expect. It is always recommended to pin servers to UTC time, then time related behaviour can always be expected.

run_once(callback, when, context=None, name=None)

Creates a new Job that runs once and adds it to the queue.

Parameters:
  • callback (callable) – The callback function that should be executed by the new job. It should take bot, job as parameters, where job is the telegram.ext.Job instance. It can be used to access its job.context or change it to a repeating job.
  • when (int | float | datetime.timedelta | datetime.datetime | datetime.time) –

    Time in or at which the job should run. This parameter will be interpreted depending on its type.

    • int or float will be interpreted as “seconds from now” in which the job should run.
    • datetime.timedelta will be interpreted as “time from now” in which the job should run.
    • datetime.datetime will be interpreted as a specific date and time at which the job should run.
    • datetime.time will be interpreted as a specific time of day at which the job should run. This could be either today or, if the time has already passed, tomorrow.
  • context (object, optional) – Additional data needed for the callback function. Can be accessed through job.context in the callback. Defaults to None.
  • name (str, optional) – The name of the new job. Defaults to callback.__name__.
Returns:

The new Job instance that has been added to the job queue.

Return type:

telegram.ext.Job

run_repeating(callback, interval, first=None, context=None, name=None)

Creates a new Job that runs at specified intervals and adds it to the queue.

Parameters:
  • callback (callable) – The callback function that should be executed by the new job. It should take bot, job as parameters, where job is the telegram.ext.Job instance. It can be used to access its Job.context or change it to a repeating job.
  • interval (int | float | datetime.timedelta) – The interval in which the job will run. If it is an int or a float, it will be interpreted as seconds.
  • first (int | float | datetime.timedelta | datetime.datetime | datetime.time, optional) –

    Time in or at which the job should run. This parameter will be interpreted depending on its type.

    • int or float will be interpreted as “seconds from now” in which the job should run.
    • datetime.timedelta will be interpreted as “time from now” in which the job should run.
    • datetime.datetime will be interpreted as a specific date and time at which the job should run.
    • datetime.time will be interpreted as a specific time of day at which the job should run. This could be either today or, if the time has already passed, tomorrow.

    Defaults to interval

  • context (object, optional) – Additional data needed for the callback function. Can be accessed through job.context in the callback. Defaults to None.
  • name (str, optional) – The name of the new job. Defaults to callback.__name__.
Returns:

The new Job instance that has been added to the job queue.

Return type:

telegram.ext.Job

Notes

interval is always respected “as-is”. That means that if DST changes during that interval, the job might not run at the time one would expect. It is always recommended to pin servers to UTC time, then time related behaviour can always be expected.

start()

Starts the job_queue thread.

stop()

Stops the thread.

tick()

Run all jobs that are due and re-enqueue them with their interval.