telebot: How to take a massage in input here?

Question

I don't know how to take a message in input here?

@bot.message_handler(commands=['tts'])
def send_text_request(message):
    bot.reply_to(message, "Write a phrase")
    #input...

Answer 1

You can manage it in two different ways:

• Using custom_state, a new feature from recent releases. After tts command you can set the state of user at 1, with:

  bot.set_state(message.from_user.id, '1')
  

  and create a new handler:

  @bot.message_handler(state = '1'):
  def new_function(message):
      ....
  

  At the end of the code, add:

  from telebot import custom_filters
  bot.add_custom_filter(custom_filters.StateFilter(bot))
  

  Source: https://github.com/eternnoir/pyTelegramBotAPI/blob/master/examples/custom_states.py

• Another way could be using register_next_step_handler, but honestly I used it only once and then I defined my personal states, because it's a mess. But I itroduce you to it anyway. Define a new function that will handle the input from the user, so:

  def function(message):
      ....
  

  Change the code you already wrote with the following:

  @bot.message_handler(commands=['tts'])
  def send_text_request(message):
      msg = bot.reply_to(message, "Write a phrase")
      bot.register_next_step_handler(msg, function)
  

That's all!