MenuButton¶

class telegram.MenuButton(type, *, api_kwargs=None)[source]¶

Bases: telegram.TelegramObject

This object describes the bot’s menu button in a private chat. It should be one of

If a menu button other than telegram.MenuButtonDefault is set for a private chat, then it is applied in the chat. Otherwise the default menu button is applied. By default, the menu button opens the list of bot commands.

Objects of this class are comparable in terms of equality. Two objects of this class are considered equal, if their type is equal. For subclasses with additional attributes, the notion of equality is overridden.

Use In

telegram.Bot.set_chat_menu_button()

Returned In

telegram.Bot.get_chat_menu_button()

Added in version 20.0.

Parameters:: type (str) – Type of menu button that the instance represents.

type[source]¶

Type of menu button that the instance represents.

Type:: str

COMMANDS = 'commands'[source]¶: telegram.constants.MenuButtonType.COMMANDS

DEFAULT = 'default'[source]¶: telegram.constants.MenuButtonType.DEFAULT

WEB_APP = 'web_app'[source]¶: telegram.constants.MenuButtonType.WEB_APP

classmethod de_json(data, bot=None)[source]¶

Converts JSON data to the appropriate MenuButton object, i.e. takes care of selecting the correct subclass.

Parameters:

data (dict[str, …]) – The JSON data.
bot (telegram.Bot, optional) –
The bot associated with this object. Defaults to None, in which case shortcut methods will not be available.

Changed in version 21.4: bot is now optional and defaults to None

Returns:

The Telegram object.