offu/werobot

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Mindmap

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  root((werobot))
    What it does
      WeChat bot framework
      Message handlers
      Auto-replies
      Decorator pattern
    Tech Stack
      Python
      pip install
    Use Cases
      WeChat chatbot
      Service accounts
      Customer service
    Audience
      Python developers
      WeChat developers

mindmap root((werobot)) What it does WeChat bot framework Message handlers Auto-replies Decorator pattern Tech Stack Python pip install Use Cases WeChat chatbot Service accounts Customer service Audience Python developers WeChat developers

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Build a WeChat chatbot that automatically replies to user messages based on content or message type.

USE CASE 2

Create a WeChat service account that handles text, image, or location messages with separate Python handler functions.

USE CASE 3

Add automated customer service responses to a business WeChat Official Account without managing raw XML webhooks.

Tech stack

Python

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires a WeChat Official Account with API credentials and a publicly accessible server for webhook delivery.

Use and modify freely for any purpose including commercial use under the MIT license.

In plain English

WeRoBot is a Python framework for building WeChat Official Account (also known as WeChat Public Platform) applications. WeChat Official Accounts are subscription or service accounts that businesses and developers set up within the WeChat messaging app to send content to followers and respond to their messages. The framework lets developers write Python code that listens for incoming messages from WeChat users and sends replies back. The README shows a minimal example: you create a robot object, write a function decorated with a message-type handler, and the function's return value becomes the reply. In the example, any text message sent to the account gets the reply "Hello World!" The README is written mostly in Chinese, but the code examples are in English. Documentation is hosted separately at the ReadTheDocs platform and covers the full API. Installation is done through pip, Python's standard package manager. The project is released under the MIT license and has received contributions from a community of developers.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Using werobot, write a Python handler that listens for WeChat text messages containing the word 'price' and replies with a formatted product price list.

Prompt 2

How do I mount a werobot bot onto a Flask or Django app so it can receive WeChat webhook POST requests?

Prompt 3

Using werobot, how do I send a rich media news article card back to a WeChat user instead of plain text?

Prompt 4

Show me how to set up werobot to handle both text messages and image messages with different reply logic for each type.

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