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import asyncio
import logging
from ks_session_manager.converter import Converter
API_ID = 123456
API_HASH = ""
PHONE_NUMBER = ""
async def main():
converter = await Converter.from_telethon(PHONE_NUMBER, workdir="./telethon_sessions_path")
try:
await converter.export_pylogram_session()
except FileExistsError as e:
# Already exported
logging.warning(e)
client = await converter.get_pylogram_client()
async with client:
me = await client.get_me()
print(me)
if __name__ == '__main__':
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
asyncio.run(main())
import asyncio
import logging
from ks_session_manager.revisors import TelethonRevizor
async def main():
revizor = TelethonRevizor(
threads=20, # How many revisions to run simultaneously
dry_run=False # If True, revisions will not actually connect to Telegram, only logs will be printed
)
await revizor.revise_all_in_path("./telethon_sessions_path", limit=20)
if __name__ == '__main__':
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
asyncio.run(main())
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