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@aelkheir aelkheir commented Jan 1, 2026

Closes #5077

Check-list for PRs

  • Added .. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION, .. versionchanged:: NEXT.VERSION, .. deprecated:: NEXT.VERSION or ``.. versionremoved:: NEXT.VERSION` to the docstrings for user facing changes (for methods/class descriptions, arguments and attributes)
  • Created new or adapted existing unit tests
  • Documented code changes according to the CSI standard
  • Added myself alphabetically to AUTHORS.rst (optional)
  • Added new classes & modules to the docs and all suitable __all__ s
  • Checked the Stability Policy in case of deprecations or changes to documented behavior

If the PR contains API changes (otherwise, you can ignore this passage)

  • Checked the Bot API specific sections of the Stability Policy

  • Created a PR to remove functionality deprecated in the previous Bot API release (see here)

  • New Classes

    • Added self._id_attrs and corresponding documentation
    • __init__ accepts api_kwargs as keyword-only
  • Added New Shortcuts

    • In telegram.Chat & telegram.User for all methods that accept chat/user_id
    • In telegram.Message for all methods that accept chat_id and message_id
    • For new telegram.Message shortcuts: Added quote argument if methods accept reply_to_message_id
    • In telegram.CallbackQuery for all methods that accept either chat_id and message_id or inline_message_id
  • If Relevant

    • Added new constants at telegram.constants and shortcuts to them as class variables
    • Linked new and existing constants in docstrings instead of hard-coded numbers and strings
    • Added new message types to telegram.Message.effective_attachment
    • Added new handlers for new update types
    • Added new filters for new message (sub)types
    • Added or updated documentation for the changed class(es) and/or method(s)
    • Added the new method(s) to _extbot.py
    • Added or updated bot_methods.rst
    • Updated the Bot API version number in all places: README.rst (including the badge) and telegram.constants.BOT_API_VERSION_INFO
    • Added logic for arbitrary callback data in telegram.ext.ExtBot for new methods that either accept a reply_markup in some form or have a return type that is/contains telegram.Message

@aelkheir aelkheir added the ⚙️ bot-api affected functionality: bot-api label Jan 1, 2026
Bibo-Joshi and others added 2 commits January 7, 2026 23:27
Co-authored-by: Abdelrahman Elkheir <90580077+aelkheir@users.noreply.github.com>
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