pybot/modules/hello.py

##Created by hlmtre, just pybot giving a friendly hello##

import sys
from event import Event
from random import choice

try:
  if sys.version_info > (3, 0, 0):
    from .basemodule import BaseModule
  else:
    from basemodule import BaseModule
except (ImportError, SystemError):
  from modules.basemodule import BaseModule

class Hello(BaseModule):

  def post_init(self):
    hello = Event("__hello__")
    hello.subscribe(self)
    self.help = None
    self.bot.register_event(hello, self) #Register to your event

    nick = self.bot.conf.getNick(self.bot.network) #Grabs the nick of the person greeting pybot
    hello.define(msg_definition="^([H|h]ello|[H|h]i|[H|h]owdy|[H|h]ey) " + nick) #How pybot determines whether he is being greeted
    self.retorts = ['hello', 'sup', 'hi', 'good to see you', 'loldicks'] #List of different ways he will be able to respond

  def handle(self, event):
      try:
        self.say(event.channel, choice(self.retorts) + " " + event.user) #If the parameters above in "hello.define" are met he will spit out the greeting in the channel
      except Exception as e:
        print(e)