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Can't retrieve user_id of replied message python-telegram-bot

I'm trying to make a simple bot that mutes users but I'm having some issues with retrieving the user id of a replied message.

I can't access to user_id because the library is using the from key like:

def mute_user(update, context):
    bot = context.bot
    print(update.message.reply_to_message.from.id)

I cannot use the "from" key because it is reserved so it gives me an error.

If i remove the .from.id, the output will be like this:

[...] 'from': {'is_bot': False, 'username': '*****', 'first_name': '*****', 'id': 150*****}}

How can I access to that id?

Solution

  • I resolved this problem reading the python-telegram-bot documentation

    https://python-telegram-bot.readthedocs.io/en/stable/telegram.message.html?highlight=telegram.Message#telegram.Message

    I used update.message.reply_to_message.from_user instead of update.message.reply_to_message.from