Python-telegram-bot

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*Released 2022-06-09*

This is the technical changelog for version 20.0a1. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel [pythontelegrambotchannel](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel).

Major Changes:
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- Drop Support for `ujson` and instead `BaseRequest.parse_json_payload` (3037, 3072)
- Drop `InputFile.is_image` (3053)
- Drop Explicit Type conversions in `__init__` s (3056)
- Handle List-Valued Attributes More Consistently (3057)
- Split `{Command, Prefix}Handler` And Make Attributes Immutable (3045)
- Align Behavior Of `JobQueue.run_daily` With `cron` (3046)
- Make PTB Specific Keyword-Only Arguments for PTB Specific in Bot methods (3035)
- Adjust Equality Comparisons to Fit Bot API 6.0 (3033)
- Add Tuple Based Version Info (3030)- Improve Type Annotations for `CallbackContext` and Move Default Type Alias to `ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE` (3017, 3023)
- Rename `Job.context` to `Job.data` (3028)
- Rename `Handler` to `BaseHandler` (3019)

New Features:
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- Add `Application.post_init` (3078)
- Add Arguments `chat/`user_id` to `CallbackContext` And Example On Custom Webhook Setups (3059)
- Add Convenience Property `Message.id` (3077)
- Add Example for `WebApp` (3052)
- Rename `telegram.bot_api_version` to `telegram.__bot_api_version__` (3030)

Bug Fixes:
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- Fix Non-Blocking Entry Point in `ConversationHandler` (3068)
- Escape Backslashes in `escape_markdown` (3055)

Dependencies:
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- Update `httpx` requirement from ~=0.22.0 to ~=0.23.0 (3069)
- Update `cachetools` requirement from ~=5.0.0 to ~=5.2.0 (3058, 3080)

Minor Changes, Documentation Improvements and CI:
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- Move Examples To Documentation (3089)
- Documentation Improvements and Update Dependencies (3010, 3007, 3012, 3067, 3081, 3082)
- Improve Some Unit Tests (3026)
- Update Code Quality dependencies (3070, 3032,2998, 2999)
- Don't Set Signal Handlers On Windows By Default (3065)
- Split `{Command, Prefix}Handler` And Make Attributes Immutable (3045)
- Apply `isort` and Update pre-`commit.ci` Configuration (3049)
- Adjust `pre-commit` Settings for `isort` (3043)
- Add Version Check to Examples (3036)
- Use `Collection` Instead of `List` and `Tuple` (3025)
- Remove Client-Side Parameter Validation (3024)
- Don't Pass Default Values of Optional Parameters to Telegram (2978)
- Stabilize `Application.run_*` on Python 3.7 (3009)
- Ignore Code Style Commits in `git blame` (3003)
- Adjust Tests to Changed API Behavior (3002)

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*Released 2022-05-06*

This is the technical changelog for version 20.0a0. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel [pythontelegrambotchannel](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel).

Major Changes:

* Refactor Initialization of Persistence Classes (2604)
* Drop Non-`CallbackContext` API (2617)
* Remove `__dict__` from `__slots__` and drop Python 3.6 (2619, 2636)
* Move and Rename `TelegramDecryptionError` to `telegram.error.PassportDecryptionError` (2621)
* Make `BasePersistence` Methods Abstract (2624)
* Remove `day_is_strict` argument of `JobQueue.run_monthly` (2634 by iota-008)
* Move `Defaults` to `telegram.ext` (2648)
* Remove Deprecated Functionality (2644, 2740, 2745)
* Overhaul of Filters (2759, 2922)
* Switch to `asyncio` and Refactor PTBs Architecture (2731)
* Improve `Job.__getattr__` (2832)
* Remove `telegram.ReplyMarkup` (2870)
* Persistence of `Bots`: Refactor Automatic Replacement and Integration with `TelegramObject` (2893)

New Features:

* Introduce Builder Pattern (2646)
* Add `Filters.update.edited` (2705 by PhilippFr)
* Introduce `Enums` for `telegram.constants` (2708)
* Accept File Paths for `private_key` (2724)
* Associate `Jobs` with `chat/user_id` (2731)
* Convenience Functionality for `ChatInviteLinks` (2782)
* Add `Dispatcher.add_handlers` (2823)
* Improve Error Messages in `CommandHandler.__init__` (2837)
* `Defaults.protect_content` (2840)
* Add `Dispatcher.migrate_chat_data` (2848 by DonalDuck004)
* Add Method `drop_chat/user_data` to `Dispatcher` and Persistence (2852)
* Add methods `ChatPermissions.{all, no}_permissions` (2948)
* Full Support for API 6.0 (2956)
* Add Python 3.10 to Test Suite (2968)

Bug Fixes & Minor Changes:

* Improve Type Hinting for `CallbackContext` (2587 by revolter)
* Fix Signatures and Improve `test_official` (2643)
* Refine `Dispatcher.dispatch_error` (2660)
* Make `InlineQuery.answer` Raise `ValueError` (2675)
* Improve Signature Inspection for Bot Methods (2686)
* Introduce `TelegramObject.set/get_bot` (2712 by zpavloudis)
* Improve Subscription of `TelegramObject` (2719 by SimonDamberg)
* Use Enums for Dynamic Types & Rename Two Attributes in `ChatMember` (2817)
* Return Plain Dicts from `BasePersistence.get_*_data` (2873)
* Fix a Bug in `ChatMemberUpdated.difference` (2947)
* Update Dependency Policy (2958)

Internal Restructurings & Improvements:

* Add User Friendly Type Check For Init Of `{Inline, Reply}KeyboardMarkup` (2657)
* Warnings Overhaul (2662)
* Clear Up Import Policy (2671)
* Mark Internal Modules As Private (2687 by kencx)
* Handle Filepaths via the `pathlib` Module (2688 by eldbud)
* Refactor MRO of `InputMedia*` and Some File-Like Classes (2717 by eldbud)
* Update Exceptions for Immutable Attributes (2749)
* Refactor Warnings in `ConversationHandler` (2755, 2784)
* Use `__all__` Consistently (2805)

CI, Code Quality & Test Suite Improvements:

* Add Custom `pytest` Marker to Ease Development (2628)
* Pass Failing Jobs to Error Handlers (2692)
* Update Notification Workflows (2695)
* Use Error Messages for `pylint` Instead of Codes (2700 by Piraty)
* Make Tests Agnostic of the CWD (2727 by eldbud)
* Update Code Quality Dependencies (2748)
* Improve Code Quality (2783)
* Update `pre-commit` Settings & Improve a Test (2796)
* Improve Code Quality & Test Suite (2843)
* Fix failing animation tests (2865)
* Update and Expand Tests & pre-commit Settings and Improve Code Quality (2925)
* Extend Code Formatting With Black (2972)
* Update Workflow Permissions (2984)
* Adapt Tests to Changed ``Bot.get_file`` Behavior (2995)

Documentation Improvements:

* Doc Fixes (2597)
* Add Code Comment Guidelines to Contribution Guide (2612)
* Add Cross-References to External Libraries & Other Documentation Improvements (2693, 2691 by joesinghh, 2739 by eldbud)
* Use Furo Theme, Make Parameters Referenceable, Add Documentation Building to CI, Improve Links to Source Code & Other Improvements (2856, 2798, 2854, 2841)
* Documentation Fixes & Improvements (2822)
* Replace `git.io` Links (2872 by murugu-21)
* Overhaul Readmes, Update RTD Startpage & Other Improvements (2969)

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*Released 2022-12-06*

This is the technical changelog for version 13.15. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel [pythontelegrambotchannel](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel).

**Major Changes:**

- Full Support for API 6.3 (3392)

**Bug Fixes:**

- Fix Bugs in `Bot.answer_web_app_query` (3364)

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*Released 2022-09-04*

This is the technical changelog for version 13.14. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel [pythontelegrambotchannel](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel).

**Major Changes:**

- Full Support for API 6.2 (3203)

**Minor Changes:**

- Documentation Improvements (3144, 3140, 3164)
- Pin `tornado` to Version 6.1 (3145)

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*Released 2022-06-28*

This is the technical changelog for version 13.13. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel [pythontelegrambotchannel](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel).

**Major Changes:**

- Full Support for API 6.1 (3117)

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*Released 2022-05-26*

This is the technical changelog for version 13.12. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel [pythontelegrambotchannel](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel).

**Major Changes:**

- Full Support for API 6.0 (3027)

**Minor Changes:**

- Documentation Improvements (3029)