slack_sdk

import os from slack_sdk import WebClient from slack_sdk.errors import SlackApiError # Your bot token (xoxb-...) or user token (xoxp-...) # You can find these at https://api.slack.com/apps slack_token = os.environ.get('SLACK_BOT_TOKEN', 'YOUR_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN') client = WebClient(token=slack_token) try: response = client.chat_postMessage( channel='#general', # Or a channel ID like 'C12345ABC' text='Hello from your Python Slack SDK app!' ) print(f"Message posted: {response['ts']}") except SlackApiError as e: # You will get a SlackApiError if 'ok' is False print(f"Error sending message: {e.response['error']}") # e.g., 'invalid_auth', 'channel_not_found', 'not_in_channel' etc. if e.response['error'] == 'invalid_auth': print("Please check your SLACK_BOT_TOKEN or SLACK_APP_TOKEN environment variable.") elif e.response['error'] == 'channel_not_found': print("The specified channel does not exist or your bot is not in it.") # Example for Slack Bolt App (requires 'pip install slack_bolt') # from slack_bolt import App # from slack_bolt.adapter.socket_mode import SocketModeHandler # app = App(token=os.environ.get('SLACK_BOT_TOKEN')) # @app.message("hello") # def message_hello(message, say): # say(f"Hey there <@{message['user']}>!") # if __name__ == "__main__": # SocketModeHandler(app, os.environ.get("SLACK_APP_TOKEN")).start()