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+# Work with Python 3.6
+import json
+import logging
+import re
+import urllib.request
+
+import telegram
+from telegram.ext import CommandHandler, Filters, MessageHandler, Updater
+
+import credentials
+
+# Make sure to update credentials.py with your secrets
+TOKEN = credentials.secrets['TOKEN']
+BRAVOS_API = credentials.secrets['BRAVOS_API']
+
+"""Simple Bot to reply to Telegram messages.
+This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
+This Bot uses the Updater class to handle the bot.
+First, a few handler functions are defined. Then, those functions are passed to
+the Dispatcher and registered at their respective places.
+Then, the bot is started and runs until we press Ctrl-C on the command line.
+Usage:
+Basic Echobot example, repeats messages.
+Press Ctrl-C on the command line or send a signal to the process to stop the
+bot.
+"""
+
+
+# Enable logging
+logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+                    level=logging.INFO)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+# Define a few command handlers. These usually take the two arguments bot and
+# update. Error handlers also receive the raised TelegramError object in error.
+def start(bot, update):
+    """Send a message when the command /start is issued."""
+    update.message.reply_text('I am started and ready to go!')
+
+
+def help(bot, update):
+    """Send a message when the command /help is issued."""
+    update.message.reply_text("I don't know how to help yet!")
+
+
+def stockInfo(bot, update):
+    message = update.message.text
+    try:
+        # regex to find tickers in messages, looks for up to 4 word characters following a dollar sign and captures the 4 word characters
+        tickers = re.findall('[$](\w{1,4})', message)
+
+        # get ticker information from bravos api, turns tickers into comma separated list so that only one api call is needed per message
+        url = 'https://data.bravos.co/v1/quote?symbols=' + ",".join(tickers) + \
+            '&apikey=' + BRAVOS_API + '&format=json'
+
+        # load json data from url as an object
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as url:
+            data = json.loads(url.read().decode())
+
+            for ticker in tickers:  # iterate through the tickers and print relevant info one message at a time
+                try:  # checks if data is a valid ticker, if it is not tells the user
+
+                    # Get Stock ticker name from Data Object
+                    nameTicker = data[ticker.upper()]['name']
+                    # Get Stock Ticker price from Object
+                    priceTicker = data[ticker.upper()]['price']
+
+                    # Checks if !news is called, and prints news embed if it is
+                    if message.startswith('!news'):
+                        update.message.reply_text(
+                            text='The current stock price of ' + nameTicker + ' is $<b>' + str(priceTicker) + '</b>', parse_mode=telegram.ParseMode.HTML)
+                    else:  # If news embed isnt called, print normal stock price
+                        update.message.reply_text(
+                            text='The current stock price of ' + nameTicker + ' is $<b>' + str(priceTicker) + '</b>', parse_mode=telegram.ParseMode.HTML)
+
+                except KeyError:  # If searching for the ticker in loaded data fails, then Bravos didnt provide it, so tell the user.
+                    update.message.reply_text(
+                        ticker.upper() + ' does not exist.')
+                    pass
+    except:
+        pass
+
+
+def error(bot, update, error):
+    """Log Errors caused by Updates."""
+    logger.warning('Update "%s" caused error "%s"', update, error)
+
+
+def main():
+    """Start the bot."""
+    # Create the EventHandler and pass it your bot's token.
+    updater = Updater(TOKEN)
+
+    # Get the dispatcher to register handlers
+    dp = updater.dispatcher
+
+    # on different commands - answer in Telegram
+    dp.add_handler(CommandHandler("start", start))
+    dp.add_handler(CommandHandler("help", help))
+
+    # on noncommand i.e message - echo the message on Telegram
+    dp.add_handler(MessageHandler(Filters.text, stockInfo))
+
+    # log all errors
+    dp.add_error_handler(error)
+
+    # Start the Bot
+    updater.start_polling()
+
+    # Run the bot until you press Ctrl-C or the process receives SIGINT,
+    # SIGTERM or SIGABRT. This should be used most of the time, since
+    # start_polling() is non-blocking and will stop the bot gracefully.
+    updater.idle()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()