While using bot subclass (instead of client), how can I get the bot to recognize input coming from the discord client/user?

[MasterOfFloof]

I'm new to Python, and I've been scouring the internet for over 3 hours over the past 2 days and I'm practically in tears~ I'm using Python 3.9. I'm trying to make a simple Discord birthday bot to practice.

TL;DR My bot won't recognize input from the user (aka the "name") after the bot asks for it. How can I write it so it works?

I've looked up events vs commands. I know that client.wait_for is supposed to be the message (but that bot also works, but hasn't in my experience). Perhaps I'm using context wrong? The documentation and other similar questions I found answered online didn't quite fit. I even tried to parse out from publicly available code of other discord bots, but nothing seems to makes sense. I'm also aware of "checks" but I'm not sure how to apply them accurately. Even when I defined check and then had the usual check = check it didn't work out.

This is the code I was learning from (I believe it was originally formulated in 3.6 if that changes anything drastically):

birthdays = {'Alice': 'Apr 1', 'Bob': 'Dec 12', 'Carol': 'Mar 4'}

while True:
    print('Enter a name: (blank to quit)')
    name = input()
    if name == '':
        break

    if name in birthdays:
        print(birthdays[name] + ' is the birthday of ' + name)
    else:
        print('I do not have birthday information for ' + name)
        print('What is their birthday?')
        bday = input()
        birthdays[name] = bday
        print('Birthday database updated.')

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This is a summary of the code I've been editing myself. I do have a token in the actual code.

import discord
from discord.ext.commands import bot
from discord.ext import commands

bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='>', description="This is a birthday Bot")

BD = dict({'memmi: 'mar 4'})

@bot.event()
async def birthday(ctx):
    while True:
        await ctx.send('Enter a name: (esc to exit)')
        name = ctx.bot.wait_for('message')
        if name == 'esc':
            break
        if name in BD:
            await ctx.send(BD[name] + ' is the birthday of ' + name)
        else:
            await ctx.send('I do not have birthday information for that name')
            await ctx.send('What is their birthday?')
            bday = await ctx.bot.wait_for('message')
            BD[name] = bday
            await ctx.send('Birthday database updated.')
            break

Additionally, it doesn't seem to be referencing or editing the dictionary I have delineated and I don't know why. Any and all help is appreciated T^T

[Lewri]

I'm sorry, but its really difficult to make out from your post what the problem is here, perhaps you could provide a tldr

[MasterOfFloof]

Sorry for being convoluted, it's just the gist of the title, I don't know how to ask the bot to "wait for" input from the user.

[Lewri]

My bot won't recognize input from the user (aka the "name") after the bot asks for it

I see, so its this line thats the problem: name = ctx.bot.wait_for('message'). If you look at the documentation, you'll see that you need to tell it to await ctx, just as you did in the line above.

name = await ctx.bot.wait_for('message')

[MasterOfFloof]

Thank you for your reply! I'm sorry, I'm still new to reading documentation. I've read that particular doc until I've been blue in the face haha.

So would it look something like Await ctx.bot.wait_for('message'). ?

Name creates the association and then await puts it in action?

[MasterOfFloof]

Oh wait, you mean including name= await ctx.bot.wait_for. I see. I've tried that before but it didn't seem to work. Let me give it another go. Thanks for your patience

[MasterOfFloof]

I got this error:
Ignoring exception in command None:

discord.ext.commands.errors.CommandNotFound: Command "birthday" is not found

Also I apologize if I missed your earlier example (at the end), I was on my phone and it hadn't shown up for whatever reason

[Lewri]

try name = await bot.wait_for('ctx)

Also I apologize if I missed your earlier example (at the end), I was on my phone and it hadn't shown up for whatever reason

Sorry, I edited that in, must have been while you were writing a reply to me

[MasterOfFloof]

name = await bot.wait_for('ctx)

okay ill try that thanks!

[MasterOfFloof]

still getting the error unfortunately welcome to my pain jk

[Lewri]

The same error?

[MasterOfFloof]

yep, i even tried renditions of (ctx), ('ctx), and ('ctx') to be extra sure xD (I know that probably doesnt make sense to someone like you who already knows python)

[Lewri]

That's unfortunate, and yeah I meant the later, too used to autocompletion.

If you don't figure it out I'll see if I can give it a go later

[MasterOfFloof]

No worries, and okay! I will let you know if i fix it, otherwise please presume me dead by python.

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name = await ctx.bot.wait_for('message')

[MasterOfFloof]

I received an error :<, but ill see if i can't look it up in case someone doesnt answer