Create app.py

app.py

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+import os
+import logging
+from telegram import Update
+from telegram.ext import Application, CommandHandler, ContextTypes
+
+# --- Basic Setup ---
+logging.basicConfig(
+    format="%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s", level=logging.INFO
+)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# --- Get Token from Hugging Face Secrets ---
+TOKEN = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_TOKEN")
+
+# --- Define the alternative Telegram API domain ---
+# This is the most important part of our test!
+ALT_API_URL = "https://api.tele.gs/bot"
+
+
+# --- Bot Command Handler ---
+async def start_command(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE):
+    """Sends a confirmation message that the trick is working."""
+    logger.info("Received /start command. Replying now.")
+    await update.message.reply_text(
+        "Hello World! If you are seeing this, the trick worked! "
+        f"This bot is talking to Telegram via: {ALT_API_URL}"
+    )
+
+
+# --- Main Bot Logic ---
+def main() -> None:
+    """Start the bot using the alternative domain."""
+    if not TOKEN:
+        logger.error("FATAL: TELEGRAM_TOKEN not found in Hugging Face Secrets!")
+        return
+
+    logger.info(f"Initializing bot to use API base: {ALT_API_URL}")
+
+    # Create the Application and explicitly set the base_url
+    application = Application.builder().token(TOKEN).base_url(ALT_API_URL).build()
+
+    # Register the /start command handler
+    application.add_handler(CommandHandler("start", start_command))
+
+    # Start polling
+    logger.info("Bot is starting, polling for updates...")
+    application.run_polling()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()