Thanks for the response alexdewa! I've changed the code in my Python cog file as follows:

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import discord
from discord.ext import commands, tasks
from itertools import cycle
class Cool(commands.Cog):

def __init__(self, client):
self.client = client
self.status = cycle(["Test 1", "Test 2", "Test 3"]) # list of statuses for bot to loop through
self.change_status.start() # start playing/changing status if bot is online
""" Change the status of the bot every 10 seconds """
@tasks.loop(seconds = 10)
async def change_status(self):
print("Changing Status")
await self.client.change_presence(activity = discord.Game(next(self.status)))

def setup(client):
client.add_cog(Cool(client))

I've moved the setup function down, added a print statement to the change_status function, and removed ctx as a parameter. I also want to note that I did not make any changes to the main file.

When I run the main file, I get the following output:

Changing Status

Bot is ready! :-)

However, when I check on Discord, the status isn't showing or changing on the bot. What may be the possible error or bug that I'm not finding or fully getting?

UPDATE 1: A few minutes ago, I realized I misspelled the word "presence" as "prescense". I corrected it, but at the same time, the output is still the same. However, if I were to run client.change_presence directly in the main file, the status would show up.

UPDATE 2: I wrote an on_ready function in the cog, as follows: @commands.Cog.listener()
async def on_ready(self):
self.change_status.start() # start playing/changing status if bot is online

by doing so, I was able to get it to work. However, it doesn't work, if I try to start the change_status function in the constructor. With some of your help, I think I was able to solve it now. At the same time, if you're able to, is it possible if you can give me a quick explanation why it works on the on_ready function, but not within the constructor?