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## About
`CloudBot` is a `Python` IRC Bot very heavily based on [`Skybot`](http://git.io/skybot) by [*rmmh*](http://git.io/rmmh).
CloudBot is a Python IRC bot very heavily based on [Skybot](http://git.io/skybot) by [rmmh](http://git.io/rmmh).
### Goals
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* Little boilerplate
* Intuitive configuration
* Fully controlled from IRC
* Fully compatable with existing skybot plugins
## Download
Get `CloudBot` at [git.io/getcloudbot](http://git.io/getcloudbot "Get CloudBot from Github!").
Get CloudBot at [git.io/getcloudbot](http://git.io/getcloudbot "Get CloudBot from Github!").
Unzip the resulting file, and continue to read this document.
## Install
Before you can run the bot, you need to install a few `Python` modules. These are `lXML`, `BeautifulSoup`, `MyGengo`, and `HTTPlib2`. These can be installed with PIP (The `Python` packager):
Before you can run the bot, you need to install a few Python modules. These are `lXML`, `BeautifulSoup`, `MyGengo`, and `HTTPlib2`. These can be installed with PIP (The `Python` packager):
`sudo pip install lxml`
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`sudo pip install httplib2`
On `Debian` based systems, you can get pip with
On Debian based systems, you can get pip with
`sudo apt-get install pip`
For `.spell` to work, we also need a library called `Enchant`. On `Debian` based systems, install with
For `.spell` to work, we also need a library called `Enchant`. On Debian based systems, install with
`sudo apt-get install python-enchant`
In addition, for `.whois` to work optimally, you must have `whois` installed. Again, on `Debian` based systems, install it with
In addition, for `.whois` to work optimally, you must have `whois` installed. Again, on Debian based systems, install it with
`sudo apt-get install whois`
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## Documentation
To configure your `CloudBot`, visit the [Config Wiki Page](http://git.io/cloudbotconfig).
To configure your CloudBot, visit the [Config Wiki Page](http://git.io/cloudbotconfig).
To write your own plugins, visit the [Plugin Wiki Page](http://git.io/cloudbotplugins).
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If you think you have found a bug/have a idea/suggestion, please open a issue here on Github.
## Example `CloudBot`s
## Example CloudBots
The developers of `CloudBot` run two `CloudBot`s on [Espernet](http://esper.net).
The developers of CloudBot run two CloudBots on [Espernet](http://esper.net).
They can both be found in [#CloudBot](irc://irc.esper.net/cloudbot "Connect via IRC to #CloudBot on irc.esper.net).
**mau5bot** is the stable bot, and runs on the latest release version of `CloudBot`. (mau5bot is running on `Ubuntu Server` *Oneric Ocelot/11.10* with `Python` 2.7.2)
**mau5bot** is the stable bot, and runs on the latest release version of CloudBot. (mau5bot is running on Ubuntu Server *Oneric Ocelot/11.10* with Python *2.7.2*)
**neerbot** is the unstable bot, and runs on the latest development version of `CloudBot`. (neerbot is running on `Debian` *Wheezy/Testing* with `Python` 2.7.2)
**neerbot** is the unstable bot, and runs on the latest development version of CloudBot. (neerbot is running on Debian *Wheezy/Testing* with Python *2.7.2*)
## Requirements
`CloudBot` runs on `Python` 2.7.x. It is developed on `Debian` *Wheezy/Testing* with `Python` 2.7.2.
CloudBot runs on Python 2.7.x. It is developed on Debian *Wheezy/Testing* with Python 2.7.2.
It requires `Python` modules `lXML`, `BeautifulSoup`, `Enchant`, `MyGengo`, and `HTTPlib2`.
It requires Python modules `lXML`, `BeautifulSoup`, `Enchant`, `MyGengo`, and `HTTPlib2`.
`Windows` users: `Windows` compatibility is broken, but we do intend to add it back. (Eventually)
Windows users: Windows compatibility is broken, but we do intend to add it back. (Eventually)
## License
`CloudBot` is licensed under the GPL v3 license. The terms are as follows.
CloudBot is licensed under the GPL v3 license. The terms are as follows.
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