Python: How to send changing message with discord.py/py-cord?

Question

How can I send a later on changing message?

I tried something like this:

message = bot.get_channel(id).send("deleting in 5s")
time.sleep(5)
message.delete()

But it gives me this error:

AttributeError: 'coroutine' object has no attribute 'edit'

How can I make this work?

Where is the `edit` part in the code though? Also: `time.sleep()` is outdated and should not be used anymore, use `asyncio.sleep()` instead. — Dominik, Aug 13 '22 at 10:01
Please include the full traceback of the error and the part of the code where it happens (it should give you some line numbers). — Eric Jin, Aug 13 '22 at 13:13

Parasol Kirby · Accepted Answer · 2022-08-13T13:06:16.463

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send, delete and edit are async functions, remember to use await when calling them.

channel = bot.get_channel(id)
message = await channel.send("deleting in 5s")
time.sleep(5)
await message.delete()

edited Aug 13 '22 at 13:06

answered Aug 13 '22 at 11:20

Parasol Kirby

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