""" One-time script to generate a Telegram session string. Usage: python scripts/telegram_auth.py You'll need: 1. Go to https://my.telegram.org and create an application 2. Get your api_id and api_hash 3. Run this script and enter your phone number 4. Enter the verification code sent to your Telegram 5. Copy the session string into your .env file as TELEGRAM_SESSION_STRING """ import asyncio from telethon import TelegramClient from telethon.sessions import StringSession async def main(): print("=== Telegram Session Generator ===\n") print("Get api_id and api_hash from https://my.telegram.org\n") api_id = input("Enter api_id: ").strip() api_hash = input("Enter api_hash: ").strip() client = TelegramClient(StringSession(), int(api_id), api_hash) await client.start() session_string = client.session.save() print(f"\n{'='*60}") print("Your session string (add to .env):\n") print(f"TELEGRAM_SESSION_STRING={session_string}") print(f"\n{'='*60}") print("Keep this string secret! It provides access to your account.") await client.disconnect() if __name__ == "__main__": asyncio.run(main())