Releasing v2.8.7

CHANGES.rst

@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2015-10-08
+  Released 2.8.7
+  Type as optional for GroupChat class
+
+
+2015-10-08
+  Released 2.8.6
+  Adds type to User and GroupChat classes (pre-release Telegram feature)
+
+
 2015-09-24
   Released 2.8.5
   Handles HTTP Bad Gateway (503) errors on request

README.rst

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Python Telegram Bot
 
 A Python wrapper around the Telegram Bot API.
 
+*Stay tuned for library updates and new releases on our* `Telegram Channel <http://telegram.me/pythontelegrambotchannel>`_.
+
 By `Leandro Toledo <leandrotoledodesouza@gmail.com>`_
 
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/python-telegram-bot.svg

docs/source/conf.py

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ author = u'Leandro Toledo'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '2.8'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '2.8.5'
+release = '2.8.7'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.

setup.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def read(*paths):
 
 setup(
     name='python-telegram-bot',
-    version='2.8.5',
+    version='2.8.7',
     author='Leandro Toledo',
     author_email='leandrotoledodesouza@gmail.com',
     license='LGPLv3',

telegram/__init__.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 """A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API"""
 
 __author__ = 'leandrotoledodesouza@gmail.com'
-__version__ = '2.8.5'
+__version__ = '2.8.7'
 
 from .base import TelegramObject
 from .user import User

telegram/groupchat.py

@@ -33,17 +33,21 @@ class GroupChat(TelegramObject):
     Args:
         id (int):
         title (str):
-        type (str):
+        **kwargs: Arbitrary keyword arguments.
+
+    Keyword Args:
+        type (Optional[str]):
     """
 
     def __init__(self,
                  id,
                  title,
-                 type):
+                 **kwargs):
         # Required
         self.id = int(id)
         self.title = title
-        self.type = type
+        # Optionals
+        self.type = kwargs.get('type', '')
 
     @staticmethod
     def de_json(data):