Commands don't run in discord.py 2.0 - no errors, but run in discord.py 1.7.3

Question

I'm trying to understand how migrating from discord.py version 1.7.3 to 2.0 works. In particular, this is test code I'm using:

from discord.ext import commands

with open('token.txt', 'r') as f:
    TOKEN = f.read()

bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='$', help_command=None)

@bot.event
async def on_ready():
    print('bot is ready')

@bot.command()
async def test1(ctx):
    print('test command')

bot.run(TOKEN)

In discord.py 1.7.3, the bot prints 'bot is ready', and I can do the command $test1.

In discord.py 2.0, the bot prints 'bot is ready', but I can't do the command, and there isn't any error message in the console when I'm trying to do the command.

Why does this occur, and how can I restore the behaviour of version 1.7.3 in my bot?

Answer 1

Use Intents with discord.py

1. Enable Intents

   • On Discord Developer Portal
   • Select your application
   • Click on the Bot section
   • And check MESSAGE CONTENT INTENT

   

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2. Add your intents to the bot

   Let's add the message_content Intent now.

   import discord
   from discord.ext import commands
   
   intents = discord.Intents.default()
   intents.message_content = True
   
   bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='$', intents=intents, help_command=None)
   

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3. Put it together

   The code should look like this now.

   import discord
   from discord.ext import commands
   
   with open('token.txt', 'r') as f: TOKEN = f.read()
   
   # Intents declaration
   intents = discord.Intents.default()
   intents.message_content = True
   
   bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='$', intents=intents, help_command=None)
   
   @bot.event
   async def on_ready():
       print('bot is ready')
   
   # Make sure you have set the name parameter here
   @bot.command(name='test1', aliases=['t1'])
   async def test1(ctx):
       print('test command')
   
   bot.run(TOKEN)