Python-telegram-bot

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*Released 2021-11-08*

This is the technical changelog for version 13.8.1. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel `pythontelegrambotchannel <https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel>`_.

**Doc fixes:**

- Add ``ChatJoinRequest(Handler)`` to Docs (:pr:`2771`)

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*Released 2021-11-08*

This is the technical changelog for version 13.8. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel `pythontelegrambotchannel <https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel>`_.

**Major Changes:**

- Full support for API 5.4 (:pr:`2767`)

**Minor changes, CI improvements, Doc fixes and Type hinting:**

- Create Issue Template Forms (:pr:`2689`)
- Fix ``camelCase`` Functions in ``ExtBot`` (:pr:`2659`)
- Fix Empty Captions not Being Passed by ``Bot.copy_message`` (:pr:`2651`)
- Fix Setting Thumbs When Uploading A Single File (:pr:`2583`)
- Fix Bug in ``BasePersistence.insert``/``replace_bot`` for Objects with ``__dict__`` not in ``__slots__`` (:pr:`2603`)

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*Released 2021-07-01*

This is the technical changelog for version 13.7. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel `pythontelegrambotchannel <https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel>`_.

**Major Changes:**

- Full support for Bot API 5.3 (:pr:`2572`)

**Bug Fixes:**

- Fix Bug in ``BasePersistence.insert/replace_bot`` for Objects with ``__dict__`` in their slots (:pr:`2561`)
- Remove Incorrect Warning About ``Defaults`` and ``ExtBot`` (:pr:`2553`)

**Minor changes, CI improvements, Doc fixes and Type hinting:**

- Type Hinting Fixes (:pr:`2552`)
- Doc Fixes (:pr:`2551`)
- Improve Deprecation Warning for ``__slots__`` (:pr:`2574`)
- Stabilize CI (:pr:`2575`)
- Fix Coverage Configuration (:pr:`2571`)
- Better Exception-Handling for ``BasePersistence.replace/insert_bot`` (:pr:`2564`)
- Remove Deprecated ``pass_args`` from Deeplinking Example (:pr:`2550`)

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*Released 2021-06-06*

New Features:

- Arbitrary ``callback_data`` (:pr:`1844`)
- Add ``ContextTypes`` & ``BasePersistence.refresh_user/chat/bot_data`` (:pr:`2262`)
- Add ``Filters.attachment`` (:pr:`2528`)
- Add ``pattern`` Argument to ``ChosenInlineResultHandler`` (:pr:`2517`)

Major Changes:

- Add ``slots`` (:pr:`2345`)

Minor changes, CI improvements, Doc fixes and Type hinting:

- Doc Fixes (:pr:`2495`, :pr:`2510`)
- Add ``max_connections`` Parameter to ``Updater.start_webhook`` (:pr:`2547`)
- Fix for ``Promise.done_callback`` (:pr:`2544`)
- Improve Code Quality (:pr:`2536`, :pr:`2454`)
- Increase Test Coverage of ``CallbackQueryHandler`` (:pr:`2520`)
- Stabilize CI (:pr:`2522`, :pr:`2537`, :pr:`2541`)
- Fix ``send_phone_number_to_provider`` argument for ``Bot.send_invoice`` (:pr:`2527`)
- Handle Classes as Input for ``BasePersistence.replace/insert_bot`` (:pr:`2523`)
- Bump Tornado Version and Remove Workaround from :pr:`2067` (:pr:`2494`)

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*Released 2021-04-30*

**Major Changes:**

- Full support of Bot API 5.2 (:pr:`2489`).

.. note::
The ``start_parameter`` argument of ``Bot.send_invoice`` and the corresponding shortcuts is now optional, so the order of
parameters had to be changed. Make sure to update your method calls accordingly.

- Update ``ChatActions``, Deprecating ``ChatAction.RECORD_AUDIO`` and ``ChatAction.UPLOAD_AUDIO`` (:pr:`2460`)

**New Features:**

- Convenience Utilities & Example for Handling ``ChatMemberUpdated`` (:pr:`2490`)
- ``Filters.forwarded_from`` (:pr:`2446`)

**Minor changes, CI improvements, Doc fixes and Type hinting:**

- Improve Timeouts in ``ConversationHandler`` (:pr:`2417`)
- Stabilize CI (:pr:`2480`)
- Doc Fixes (:pr:`2437`)
- Improve Type Hints of Data Filters (:pr:`2456`)
- Add Two ``UserWarnings`` (:pr:`2464`)
- Improve Code Quality (:pr:`2450`)
- Update Fallback Test-Bots (:pr:`2451`)
- Improve Examples (:pr:`2441`, :pr:`2448`)

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*Released 2021-03-14*

**Hot fix release:**

- Fixed a bug in ``setup.py`` (:pr:`2431`)