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user3670236
user3670236

Reputation: 133

Python Discord.py - ctx is a required argument

I'm trying to make a discord bot, and I am following a simple tutorial, and I can't get the simplest command to work. I am on python 3.6 and running discord.py version 0.16.12

    #Imports
import time
import discord
import asyncio
from discord.ext import commands

#Initialize
client = discord.Client()#Creates Client
bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='!')#Sets prefix for commands(!Command)

#Code
@bot.command()
async def SendMessage(ctx):
    await ctx.send('Hello')

The code should work but it gives me the error discord.ext.commands.errors.MissingRequiredArgument: ctx is a required argument that is missing.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 36369

Answers (7)

Guest User
Guest User

Reputation: 1

Try this: (choose your own prefix)

import time
from discord.ext import commands

client = commands.Bot(command_prefix = '/')
            
@client.command()
async def SendMessage(ctx):
    await ctx.send('Hello')

Upvotes: 0

mrzen
mrzen

Reputation: 133

You shouldn't initialize commands.Bot() and discord.Client() at the same time. Just remove client variable and everything should work.

# Imports
import time
import discord
import asyncio
from discord.ext import commands

# Initialize
bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='!')

# Code
@bot.command()
async def SendMessage(ctx):
    await ctx.send('Hello')

Upvotes: 0

Savannah Bevins
Savannah Bevins

Reputation: 1

Try this:

@client.command() async def Konnichiwa(ctx): await ctx.send("Konnichiwa, my Tomodachi!")

Upvotes: -3

gbgjbj
gbgjbj

Reputation: 1

discord.ext.commands.errors.MissingRequiredArgument: ctx is a required argument that is missing.

The reason your getting this is because you need to define ctx.

Upvotes: -1

Solhea
Solhea

Reputation: 1

There is an easy fix for this :

bot = discord.Client()#Creates Client
bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='!')#Sets prefix for commands(!Command)

Just change client to bot that'll do.

Upvotes: 0

Nordle
Nordle

Reputation: 3001

From the documentation:

A command must always have at least one parameter, ctx, which is the Context as the first one.

Upvotes: 1

Silvio Mayolo
Silvio Mayolo

Reputation: 70267

Discord.py commands do not, by default, pass the context. You specify that you would like the context passed by saying so as an argument to the decorator.

@bot.command(pass_context=True)
async def SendMessage(ctx):
    await ctx.send('Hello')

Upvotes: 7

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