Sopel

The Python IRC Bot

Version 4.1.0

Module changes

  • Admin-only .set command can now set non-existent config values
  • The meetbot .endmeeting command now works properly
  • Significant improvements made to RSS module
    • The database structure for storing RSS feeds has been modified. The module will attempt to migrate old data.
    • Command syntax has changed in multiple ways
    • .rss help is now available with more detailed information on usage.
    • Module is overall better-behaved and less buggy
  • Traceback can now be attached to a GitHub issue from Willie’s logs
  • GitHub module no longer puts “IRC” tag on issues it creates
  • A .listactions command is added to allow actions to be listed before the end of a meeting
  • Dice now limits itself to 1000 dice, and output is cleaned up
  • Willie now joins channels when invited
  • Reddit module no longer gives an error if the submitter’s account has been deleted
  • A new .comments feature allows optional comments on meetings, e.g. from those muted in the channel
  • .xkcd is more robust, and can now access the nth-latest comic
  • calc module now uses an internal calculator, rather than the discontinued iGoogle calculator

Core changes

  • Memory lock and unlock no longer cause errors
  • Debugging target no longer needs to be a channel
  • Whitespace can now be used in the command prefix
  • Line numbers are given when modules fail to load
  • Error messages are more consistent across core and modules
  • Willie now retries joining channels if it fails initially
  • SQLite is now the default and recommended database type
    • MySQL remains supported; support may be dropped in a later version
    • MySQLdb is no longer listed as a recommended dependency
  • IRCv3 is now largely supported
    • Willie can now authenticate with SASL

API changes

  • Modules can now provide a shutdown() function to clean up when the bot is quitting or the module is reloading
  • web.get and web.post can be told to limit how much they read from a URL, to prevent malicious use
  • A new @unblockable decorator allows callables to be run even when triggered by otherwise blocked users
  • Willie can now connect over IPv6
  • If the channel given to bot.join contains a space, the part after the space will be used as the password
  • IRCv3 is now largely supported
    • Modules can now request capabilities from the server.
    • Message tags, if enabled, can be read from trigger.tags