Mental health is a relevant and important issue that needs to be tackled and so we combined it with technology resulting in SunnyBot. This bots’ purpose is to help individuals in need of support and helpful advice.
We used a few YouTube tutorials that taught us the basics of coding a Discord bot, and created a .py file in repl.it. We also created a bot account for the Discord bot and tested our code. (bot was connected to repl.it) We created an icon, name, and some features for the bot, such as a vent space, words of encouragement, and some hotlines.
We were unable to add advanced features, such as a database that can store user specific data- this would've been a private journal for the user. Due to the time requirement and our level of knowledge, we used our time wisely and did what we could. We also had to troubleshoot the bot at various times, but it still ended up working.
We all agreed on the idea and decided it would be beneficial to other people to have a bot that can help them with their mental health. Following the tutorial, we got it to work, and it was a first-time project for all of us.
This was our very first Python project and we learned a lot about coding, troubleshooting, and creating a project with a purpose.
Being beginners, we struggled to implement anything too advanced in the given time limit but we managed to create something cohesive with basic features. In the future, we are aiming to be able to store user specific data.
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