Post #44

We just released python-telegram-bot v6.0! This release adds lots of cool new stuff. To learn more about specific features, please read through the linked pull requests or join us in our Telegram Group and ask around. - Add support for Bot API 2.3.1 - Add support for deleteMessage API method - New, simpler API for JobQueue - PR #484 - Download files into file-like objects - PR #459 - Use vendor urllib3 to address issues with timeouts - The default timeout for messages is now 5 seconds. For sending media, the default timeout is now 20 seconds. - String attributes that are not set are now None by default, instead of empty strings - Add text_markdown and text_html properties to Message - PR #507 - Add support for Socks5 proxy - PR #518 - Add support for filters in CommandHandler - PR #536 - Add the ability to invert (not) filters - PR #552 - Add Filters.group and Filters.private - Compatibility with GAE via urllib3.contrib package - PR #583 - Add equality rich comparision operators to telegram objects - PR #604 - Several bugfixes and other improvements - Remove some deprecated code We'll be working on the new Bot API 3.0 features and bring them to you ASAP. Thanks a lot to all the wonderful people who contributed to this release! As always, upgrade using pip install -U python-telegram-bot