Bump Version to v22.2 (#4834)

Co-authored-by: Aweryc <93672316+Aweryc@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Harshil <37377066+harshil21@users.noreply.github.com>

.deepsource.toml

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-version = 1
-
-test_patterns = ["tests/**"]
-
-exclude_patterns = [
-    "tests/**",
-    "docs/**",
-    "setup.py",
-    "setup-raw.py"
-]
-
-[[analyzers]]
-name = "python"
-enabled = true
-
-  [analyzers.meta]
-  runtime_version = "3.x.x"
-  max_line_length = 99
-  skip_doc_coverage = ["module", "magic", "init", "nonpublic"]

.github/CONTRIBUTING.rst

@@ -22,12 +22,16 @@ Setting things up
 
       $ git remote add upstream https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot
 
-4. Install dependencies:
+4. Install the package in development mode as well as optional dependencies and development dependencies.
+   Note that the `--group` argument requires `pip` 25.1 or later.
+   
+   Alternatively, you can use your preferred package manager (such as uv, hatch, poetry, etc.) instead of pip.
 
    .. code-block:: bash
 
-      $ pip install -r requirements-all.txt
+      $ pip install -e .[all] --group all
 
+   Installing the package itself is necessary because python-telegram-bot uses a src-based layout where the package code is located in the ``src/`` directory.
 
 5. Install pre-commit hooks:
 
@@ -157,44 +161,47 @@ Check-list for PRs
 This checklist is a non-exhaustive reminder of things that should be done before a PR is merged, both for you as contributor and for the maintainers.
 Feel free to copy (parts of) the checklist to the PR description to remind you or the maintainers of open points or if you have questions on anything.
 
-- Added ``.. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION``, ``.. versionchanged:: NEXT.VERSION`` or ``.. deprecated:: NEXT.VERSION`` to the docstrings for user facing changes (for methods/class descriptions, arguments and attributes)
-- Created new or adapted existing unit tests
-- Documented code changes according to the `CSI standard <https://standards.mousepawmedia.com/en/stable/csi.html>`__
-- Added myself alphabetically to ``AUTHORS.rst`` (optional)
-- Added new classes & modules to the docs and all suitable ``__all__`` s
-- Checked the `Stability Policy <https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/stability_policy.html>`_ in case of deprecations or changes to documented behavior
+.. code-block:: markdown
 
-**If the PR contains API changes (otherwise, you can ignore this passage)**
+    ## Check-list for PRs
 
-- Checked the Bot API specific sections of the `Stability Policy <https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/stability_policy.html>`_
+    - [ ] Added `.. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION`, ``.. versionchanged:: NEXT.VERSION``, ``.. deprecated:: NEXT.VERSION`` or ``.. versionremoved:: NEXT.VERSION` to the docstrings for user facing changes (for methods/class descriptions, arguments and attributes)
+    - [ ] Created new or adapted existing unit tests
+    - [ ] Documented code changes according to the [CSI standard](https://standards.mousepawmedia.com/en/stable/csi.html)
+    - [ ] Added myself alphabetically to `AUTHORS.rst` (optional)
+    - [ ] Added new classes & modules to the docs and all suitable ``__all__`` s
+    - [ ] Checked the [Stability Policy](https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/stability_policy.html) in case of deprecations or changes to documented behavior
 
--  New classes:
+    **If the PR contains API changes (otherwise, you can ignore this passage)**
 
-   - Added ``self._id_attrs`` and corresponding documentation
-   - ``__init__`` accepts ``api_kwargs`` as kw-only
+    - [ ] Checked the Bot API specific sections of the [Stability Policy](https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/stability_policy.html)
+    - [ ] Created a PR to remove functionality deprecated in the previous Bot API release ([see here](https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/en/stable/stability_policy.html#case-2))
 
--  Added new shortcuts:
+    - New Classes
 
-   - In :class:`~telegram.Chat` & :class:`~telegram.User` for all methods that accept ``chat/user_id``
-   - In :class:`~telegram.Message` for all methods that accept ``chat_id`` and ``message_id``
-   - For new :class:`~telegram.Message` shortcuts: Added ``quote`` argument if methods accepts ``reply_to_message_id``
-   - In :class:`~telegram.CallbackQuery` for all methods that accept either ``chat_id`` and ``message_id`` or ``inline_message_id``
+        - [ ] Added `self._id_attrs` and corresponding documentation
+        - [ ] `__init__` accepts `api_kwargs` as keyword-only
 
--  If relevant:
+    - Added New Shortcuts
 
-   - Added new constants at :mod:`telegram.constants` and shortcuts to them as class variables
-   - Link new and existing constants in docstrings instead of hard-coded numbers and strings
-   - Add new message types to :attr:`telegram.Message.effective_attachment`
-   - Added new handlers for new update types
+        - [ ] In [`telegram.Chat`](https://python-telegram-bot.readthedocs.io/en/stable/telegram.chat.html) \& [`telegram.User`](https://python-telegram-bot.readthedocs.io/en/stable/telegram.user.html) for all methods that accept `chat/user_id`
+        - [ ] In [`telegram.Message`](https://python-telegram-bot.readthedocs.io/en/stable/telegram.message.html) for all methods that accept `chat_id` and `message_id`
+        - [ ] For new `telegram.Message` shortcuts: Added `quote` argument if methods accept `reply_to_message_id`
+        - [ ] In [`telegram.CallbackQuery`](https://python-telegram-bot.readthedocs.io/en/stable/telegram.callbackquery.html) for all methods that accept either `chat_id` and `message_id` or `inline_message_id`
 
-     - Add the handlers to the warning loop in the :class:`~telegram.ext.ConversationHandler`
+    - If Relevant
 
-   - Added new filters for new message (sub)types
-   - Added or updated documentation for the changed class(es) and/or method(s)
-   - Added the new method(s) to ``_extbot.py``
-   - Added or updated ``bot_methods.rst``
-   - Updated the Bot API version number in all places: ``README.rst`` and ``README_RAW.rst`` (including the badge), as well as ``telegram.constants.BOT_API_VERSION_INFO``
-   - Added logic for arbitrary callback data in :class:`telegram.ext.ExtBot` for new methods that either accept a ``reply_markup`` in some form or have a return type that is/contains :class:`~telegram.Message`
+        - [ ] Added new constants at `telegram.constants` and shortcuts to them as class variables
+        - [ ] Linked new and existing constants in docstrings instead of hard-coded numbers and strings
+        - [ ] Added new message types to `telegram.Message.effective_attachment`
+        - [ ] Added new handlers for new update types
+            - [ ] Added the handlers to the warning loop in the [`telegram.ext.ConversationHandler`](https://python-telegram-bot.readthedocs.io/en/stable/telegram.ext.conversationhandler.html)
+        - [ ] Added new filters for new message (sub)types
+        - [ ] Added or updated documentation for the changed class(es) and/or method(s)
+        - [ ] Added the new method(s) to `_extbot.py`
+        - [ ] Added or updated `bot_methods.rst`
+        - [ ] Updated the Bot API version number in all places: `README.rst` (including the badge) and `telegram.constants.BOT_API_VERSION_INFO`
+        - [ ] Added logic for arbitrary callback data in `telegram.ext.ExtBot` for new methods that either accept a `reply_markup` in some form or have a return type that is/contains [`telegram.Message`](https://python-telegram-bot.readthedocs.io/en/stable/telegram.message.html)
 
 Documenting
 ===========
@@ -209,13 +216,8 @@ doc strings don't have a separate documentation site they generate, instead, the
 
 User facing documentation
 -------------------------
-We use `sphinx`_ to generate static HTML docs. To build them, first make sure you're running Python 3.9 or above and have the required dependencies:
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
-   $ pip install -r docs/requirements-docs.txt
-
-then run the following from the PTB root directory:
+We use `sphinx`_ to generate static HTML docs. To build them, first make sure you're running Python 3.10 or above and have the required dependencies installed as explained above.
+Then, run the following from the PTB root directory:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -274,27 +276,8 @@ callable we prefer that the call also uses keyword arg syntax. For example:
 This gives us the flexibility to re-order arguments and more importantly
 to add new required arguments. It's also more explicit and easier to read.
 
-Properly defining optional arguments
-------------------------------------
 
-It's always good to not initialize optional arguments at class creation,
-instead use ``**kwargs`` to get them. It's well known Telegram API can
-change without notice, in that case if a new argument is added it won't
-break the API classes. For example:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    # GOOD
-    def __init__(self, id, name, last_name=None, **kwargs):
-        self.last_name = last_name
-
-
-    # BAD
-    def __init__(self, id, name, last_name=None):
-        self.last_name = last_name
-
-
-.. _`Code of Conduct`: https://www.python.org/psf/conduct/
+.. _`Code of Conduct`: https://policies.python.org/python.org/code-of-conduct/
 .. _`issue tracker`: https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/issues
 .. _`Telegram group`: https://telegram.me/pythontelegrambotgroup
 .. _`PEP 8 Style Guide`: https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Bug Report
 description: Create a report to help us improve
-title: "[BUG]"
-labels: ["bug :bug:"]
+labels: ["📋 triage"]
+type: '🐛 bug'
 
 body:
   - type: markdown

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Feature Request
 description: Suggest an idea for this project
-title: "[FEATURE]"
-labels: ["enhancement"]
+labels: ["📋 triage"]
+type: '💡 feature'
 
 body:
   - type: textarea

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Question
 description: Get help with errors or general questions
-title: "[QUESTION]"
 labels: ["question"]
+type: '❔ question'
 
 body:
   - type: markdown
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ body:
         To make it easier for us to help you, please read this [article](https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Ask-Right).
 
         Please mind that there is also a users' [Telegram group](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotgroup) for questions about the library. Questions asked there might be answered quicker than here. Moreover, [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/discussions) offer a slightly better format to discuss usage questions.
+        
+        If you have asked the same question elsewhere (e.g. the [Telegram group](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotgroup) or [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/python-telegram-bot)), provide a link to that thread.
 
   - type: textarea
     id: issue-faced

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "friday"
+    labels:
+      - "⚙️ dependencies"
+      - "🔗 python"
 
   # Updates the dependencies of the GitHub Actions workflows
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
@@ -12,3 +15,6 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "monthly"
       day: "friday"
+    labels:
+      - "⚙️ dependencies"
+      - "🔗 github-actions"

.github/labeler.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Config file for workflows/labelling.yml
+
+version: 1
+
+labels:
+- label: "⚙️ dependencies"
+  authors: ["dependabot[bot]", "pre-commit-ci[bot]"]
+- label: "🛠 code-quality"
+  authors: ["pre-commit-ci[bot]"]

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!--
 Hey! You're PRing? Cool!
 Please be sure to check out our contribution guide (https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.rst).
-Especially, please have a look at the check list for PRs (https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.rst#checklist-for-prs). Feel free to copy (parts of) the checklist to the PR description to remind you or the maintainers of open points or if you have questions on anything.
+Especially, please have a look at the check list for PRs (https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.rst#check-list-for-prs). Feel free to copy (parts of) the checklist to the PR description to remind you or the maintainers of open points or if you have questions on anything.
 -->
 

.github/workflows/assets/release_template.html

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<b>We've just released {tag}</b>.
+Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release.
+As usual, upgrade using <code>pip install -U python-telegram-bot</code>.
+
+The release notes can be found <a href="https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/en/{tag}/changelog.html">here</a>.

.github/workflows/chango.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+name: Chango
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+      - synchronize
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  create-chango-fragment:
+    permissions:
+      # Give the default GITHUB_TOKEN write permission to commit and push the
+      # added or changed files to the repository.
+      contents: write
+    name: Create chango Fragment
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      IS_RELEASE_PR: ${{ steps.check_title.outputs.IS_RELEASE_PR }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          # needed for commit and push step at the end
+          persist-credentials: true
+      - name: Check PR Title
+        id: check_title
+        run: | # zizmor: ignore[template-injection]
+          if [[ "$(echo "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')" =~ ^bump\ version\ to\ .* ]]; then
+            echo "COMMIT_AND_PUSH=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "IS_RELEASE_PR=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "COMMIT_AND_PUSH=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "IS_RELEASE_PR=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      # Create the new fragment
+      - uses: Bibo-Joshi/chango@9d6bd9d7612eca5fab2c5161687011be59baaf19 # v0.4.0
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.CHANGO_PAT }}
+          query-issue-types: true
+          commit-and-push: ${{ steps.check_title.outputs.COMMIT_AND_PUSH }}
+
+      # Run `chango release` if applicable - needs some additional setup.
+      - name: Set up Python
+        if: steps.check_title.outputs.IS_RELEASE_PR == 'true'
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.x"
+
+      - name: Do Release
+        if: steps.check_title.outputs.IS_RELEASE_PR == 'true'
+        run: |
+          cd ./target-repo
+          git add changes/unreleased/*
+          pip install . --group docs
+          VERSION_TAG=$(python -c "from telegram import __version__; print(f'{__version__}')")
+          chango release --uid $VERSION_TAG
+
+      - name: Commit & Push
+        if: steps.check_title.outputs.IS_RELEASE_PR == 'true'
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@b863ae1933cb653a53c021fe36dbb774e1fb9403 # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          commit_message: "Do chango Release"
+          repository: ./target-repo

.github/workflows/dependabot-prs.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Process Dependabot PRs
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, reopened]
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  process-dependabot-prs:
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: read
+      contents: write
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    steps:
+
+    - name: Fetch Dependabot metadata
+      id: dependabot-metadata
+      uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@08eff52bf64351f401fb50d4972fa95b9f2c2d1b # v2.4.0
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+        persist-credentials: false
+
+    - name: Update Version Number in Other Files
+      uses: jacobtomlinson/gha-find-replace@f1069b438f125e5395d84d1c6fd3b559a7880cb5 # v3
+      with:
+        find: ${{ steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.previous-version }}
+        replace: ${{ steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.new-version }}
+        regex: false
+        exclude: CHANGES.rst
+
+    - name: Commit & Push Changes to PR
+      uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@a94899bca583c204427a224a7af87c02f9b325d5 # v9.1.4
+      with:
+        message: 'Update version number in other files'
+        committer_name: GitHub Actions
+        committer_email: 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com

.github/workflows/docs-admonitions.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Test Admonitions Generation
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - src/telegram/**
+      - docs/**
+      - .github/workflows/docs-admonitions.yml
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  test-admonitions:
+    name: Test Admonitions Generation
+    runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
+    permissions:
+      # for uploading artifacts
+      actions: write
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ['3.12']
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+      fail-fast: False
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          cache: 'pip'
+          cache-dependency-path: 'pyproject.toml'
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -W ignore -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -W ignore -m pip install .[all] --group all
+      - name: Test autogeneration of admonitions
+        run: pytest -v --tb=short tests/docs/admonition_inserter.py

.github/workflows/docs-linkcheck.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ on:
   schedule:
     # First day of month at 05:46 in every 2nd month
     - cron: '46 5 1 */2 *'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - .github/workflows/docs-linkcheck.yml
+
+permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   test-sphinx-build:
@@ -10,18 +15,27 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.9]
+        python-version: ['3.12']
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
       fail-fast: False
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -W ignore -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -W ignore -m pip install -r requirements-all.txt
+          python -W ignore -m pip install .[all] --group all
       - name: Check Links
-        run: sphinx-build docs/source docs/build/html -W --keep-going -j auto -b linkcheck
+        run: sphinx-build docs/source docs/build/html --keep-going -j auto -b linkcheck
+      - name: Upload linkcheck output
+        # Run also if the previous steps failed
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: linkcheck-output
+          path: docs/build/html/output.*

.github/workflows/docs.yml

@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-name: Test Documentation Build
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
-      - doc-fixes
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-      - doc-fixes
-
-jobs:
-  test-sphinx-build:
-    name: test-sphinx-build
-    runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: [3.9]
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-      fail-fast: False
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          cache: 'pip'
-          cache-dependency-path: '**/requirements*.txt'
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -W ignore -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -W ignore -m pip install -r requirements-all.txt
-      - name: Test autogeneration of admonitions
-        run: pytest -v --tb=short tests/docs/admonition_inserter.py
-      - name: Build docs
-        run: sphinx-build docs/source docs/build/html -W --keep-going -j auto
-      - name: Upload docs
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: HTML Docs
-          retention-days: 7
-          path: |
-            # Exclude the .doctrees folder and .buildinfo file from the artifact
-            # since they are not needed and add to the size
-            docs/build/html/*
-            !docs/build/html/.doctrees
-            !docs/build/html/.buildinfo

.github/workflows/gha_security.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: GitHub Actions Security Analysis
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  zizmor:
+    name: Security Analysis with zizmor
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Install the latest version of uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@0c5e2b8115b80b4c7c5ddf6ffdd634974642d182 # v5.4.1
+      - name: Run zizmor
+        run: uvx zizmor --persona=pedantic --format sarif . > results.sarif
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Upload SARIF file
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@ff0a06e83cb2de871e5a09832bc6a81e7276941f # v3.28.18
+        with:
+          sarif_file: results.sarif
+          category: zizmor

.github/workflows/labelling.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: PR Labeler
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened]
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  pre-commit-ci:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read # for srvaroa/labeler to read config file
+      pull-requests: write # for srvaroa/labeler to add labels in PR
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: srvaroa/labeler@0a20eccb8c94a1ee0bed5f16859aece1c45c3e55 # v1.13.0
+      # Config file at .github/labeler.yml
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"

.github/workflows/lock.yml

@@ -4,14 +4,22 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '8 4 * * *'
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   lock:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      # For locking the threads
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
-      - uses: dessant/lock-threads@v4.0.0
+      - uses: dessant/lock-threads@1bf7ec25051fe7c00bdd17e6a7cf3d7bfb7dc771 # v5.0.1
         with:
           github-token: ${{ github.token }}
           issue-inactive-days: '7'
           issue-lock-reason: ''
           pr-inactive-days: '7'
           pr-lock-reason: ''
+          # Don't lock Discussions
+          process-only: 'issues, prs'

.github/workflows/pre-commit_dependencies_notifier.yml

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-name: Warning maintainers
-on:
-  pull_request_target:
-    paths:
-      - requirements.txt
-      - requirements-opts.txt
-      - .pre-commit-config.yaml
-permissions:
- pull-requests: write
-jobs:
-  job:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: about pre-commit and dependency change
-    steps:
-      - name: running the check
-        uses: Poolitzer/notifier-action@master
-        with:
-          notify-message: Hey! Looks like you edited the (optional) requirements or the pre-commit hooks. I'm just a friendly reminder to keep the additional dependencies for the hooks in sync with the requirements :)
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/readme_notifier.yml

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-name: Warning maintainers
-on:
-  pull_request_target:
-    paths:
-      - README.rst
-      - README_RAW.rst
-permissions:
- pull-requests: write
-jobs:
-  job:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: about readme change
-    steps:
-      - name: running the check
-        uses: Poolitzer/notifier-action@master
-        with:
-          notify-message: Hey! Looks like you edited README.rst or README_RAW.rst. I'm just a friendly reminder to apply relevant changes to both of those files :)
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/release_pypi.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+name: Publish to PyPI
+
+on:
+  # manually trigger the workflow
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build Distribution
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      TAG: ${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.TAG }}
+    permissions:
+      # for uploading artifacts
+      actions: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.x"
+      - name: Install pypa/build
+        run: >-
+          python3 -m pip install build --user
+      - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
+        run: python3 -m build
+      - name: Store the distribution packages
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions
+          path: dist/
+      - name: Get Tag Name
+        id: get_tag
+        run: |
+          pip install .
+          TAG=$(python -c "from telegram import __version__; print(f'v{__version__}')")
+          echo "TAG=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+  publish-to-pypi:
+    name: Publish to PyPI
+    needs:
+      - build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: release_pypi
+      url: https://pypi.org/p/python-telegram-bot
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for trusted publishing
+      actions: read  # for downloading artifacts
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Download all the dists
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions
+          path: dist/
+      - name: Publish to PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@76f52bc884231f62b9a034ebfe128415bbaabdfc # v1.12.4
+
+  compute-signatures:
+    name: Compute SHA1 Sums and Sign with Sigstore
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - publish-to-pypi
+
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for sigstore
+      actions: write  # for up/downloading artifacts
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Download all the dists
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions
+          path: dist/
+      - name: Compute SHA1 Sums
+        run: |
+          # Compute SHA1 sum of the distribution packages and save it to a file with the same name,
+          # but with .sha1 extension
+          for file in dist/*; do
+              sha1sum $file > $file.sha1
+          done
+      - name: Sign the dists with Sigstore
+        uses: sigstore/gh-action-sigstore-python@f514d46b907ebcd5bedc05145c03b69c1edd8b46 # v3.0.0
+        with:
+          inputs: >-
+            ./dist/*.tar.gz
+            ./dist/*.whl
+      - name: Store the distribution packages and signatures
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions-and-signatures
+          path: dist/
+
+  github-release:
+    name: Upload to GitHub Release
+    needs:
+      - build
+      - compute-signatures
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for making GitHub Releases
+      actions: read  # for downloading artifacts
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Download all the dists
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions-and-signatures
+          path: dist/
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          TAG: ${{ needs.build.outputs.TAG }}
+        # Create a tag and a GitHub Release. The description is filled by the static template, we
+        # just insert the correct tag in the template.
+        run: >-
+          sed "s/{tag}/$TAG/g" .github/workflows/assets/release_template.html |
+          gh release create
+          "$TAG"
+          --repo '${{ github.repository }}'
+          --notes-file -
+      - name: Upload artifact signatures to GitHub Release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          TAG: ${{ needs.build.outputs.TAG }}
+        # Upload to GitHub Release using the `gh` CLI.
+        # `dist/` contains the built packages, and the
+        # sigstore-produced signatures and certificates.
+        run: >-
+          gh release upload
+          "$TAG" dist/**
+          --repo '${{ github.repository }}'
+
+  telegram-channel:
+    name: Publish to Telegram Channel
+    needs:
+      # required to have the output available for the env var
+      - build
+      - github-release
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: release_pypi
+    permissions: {}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Publish to Telegram Channel
+        env:
+          TAG: ${{ needs.build.outputs.TAG }}
+          # This secret is configured only for the `pypi-release` branch
+          BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CHANNEL_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        run: >-
+          sed "s/{tag}/$TAG/g" .github/workflows/assets/release_template.html |
+          curl
+          -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/bot$BOT_TOKEN/sendMessage"
+          -d "chat_id=@pythontelegrambotchannel"
+          -d "parse_mode=HTML"
+          --data-urlencode "text@-"

.github/workflows/release_test_pypi.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+name: Publish to Test PyPI
+
+on:
+  # manually trigger the workflow
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build Distribution
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      TAG: ${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.TAG }}
+    permissions:
+      # for uploading artifacts
+      actions: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.x"
+      - name: Install pypa/build
+        run: >-
+          python3 -m pip install build --user
+      - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
+        run: python3 -m build
+      - name: Store the distribution packages
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions
+          path: dist/
+      - name: Get Tag Name
+        id: get_tag
+        run: |
+          pip install .
+          TAG=$(python -c "from telegram import __version__; print(f'v{__version__}')")
+          echo "TAG=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+  publish-to-test-pypi:
+    name: Publish to Test PyPI
+    needs:
+      - build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: release_test_pypi
+      url: https://test.pypi.org/p/python-telegram-bot
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for trusted publishing
+      actions: read  # for downloading artifacts
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Download all the dists
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions
+          path: dist/
+      - name: Publish to Test PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@76f52bc884231f62b9a034ebfe128415bbaabdfc # v1.12.4
+        with:
+          repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
+
+  compute-signatures:
+    name: Compute SHA1 Sums and Sign with Sigstore
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - publish-to-test-pypi
+
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for sigstore
+      actions: write  # for up/downloading artifacts
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Download all the dists
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions
+          path: dist/
+      - name: Compute SHA1 Sums
+        run: |
+          # Compute SHA1 sum of the distribution packages and save it to a file with the same name,
+          # but with .sha1 extension
+          for file in dist/*; do
+              sha1sum $file > $file.sha1
+          done
+      - name: Sign the dists with Sigstore
+        uses: sigstore/gh-action-sigstore-python@f514d46b907ebcd5bedc05145c03b69c1edd8b46 # v3.0.0
+        with:
+          inputs: >-
+            ./dist/*.tar.gz
+            ./dist/*.whl
+      - name: Store the distribution packages and signatures
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions-and-signatures
+          path: dist/
+
+  github-test-release:
+    name: Upload to GitHub Release Draft
+    needs:
+      - build
+      - compute-signatures
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for making GitHub Releases
+      actions: read  # for downloading artifacts
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Download all the dists
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions-and-signatures
+          path: dist/
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          TAG: ${{ needs.build.outputs.TAG }}
+        # Create a tag and a GitHub Release *draft*. The description is filled by the static
+        # template, we just insert the correct tag in the template.
+        run: >-
+          sed "s/{tag}/$TAG/g" .github/workflows/assets/release_template.html |
+          gh release create
+          "$TAG"
+          --repo '${{ github.repository }}'
+          --draft
+          --notes-file -
+      - name: Upload artifact signatures to GitHub Release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          TAG: ${{ needs.build.outputs.TAG }}
+        # Upload to GitHub Release using the `gh` CLI.
+        # `dist/` contains the built packages, and the
+        # sigstore-produced signatures and certificates.
+        run: >-
+          gh release upload
+          "$TAG" dist/**
+          --repo '${{ github.repository }}'

.github/workflows/stale.yml

@@ -3,17 +3,22 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '42 2 * * *'
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      # For adding labels and closing
+      issues: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v8
+      - uses: actions/stale@5bef64f19d7facfb25b37b414482c7164d639639 # v9.1.0
         with:
           # PRs never get stale
           days-before-stale: 3
           days-before-close: 2
           days-before-pr-stale: -1
-          stale-issue-label: 'stale'
+          stale-issue-label: '📋 stale'
           only-labels: 'question'
           stale-issue-message: ''
           close-issue-message: 'This issue has been automatically closed due to inactivity. Feel free to comment in order to reopen or ask again in our Telegram support group at https://t.me/pythontelegrambotgroup.'

.github/workflows/test_official.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: Bot API Tests
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - src/telegram/**
+      - tests/**
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  schedule:
+    # Run monday and friday morning at 03:07 - odd time to spread load on GitHub Actions
+    - cron: '7 3 * * 1,5'
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  check-conformity:
+    name: check-conformity
+    runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.11]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+      fail-fast: False
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -W ignore -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -W ignore -m pip install .[all] --group tests
+      - name: Compare to official api
+        run: |
+          pytest -v tests/test_official/test_official.py --junit-xml=.test_report_official.xml
+          exit $?
+        env:
+          TEST_OFFICIAL: "true"
+        shell: bash --noprofile --norc {0}
+
+      - name: Test Summary
+        id: test_summary
+        uses: test-summary/action@31493c76ec9e7aa675f1585d3ed6f1da69269a86 # v2.4
+        if: always()  # always run, even if tests fail
+        with:
+          paths: .test_report_official.xml

.github/workflows/type_completeness.yml

@@ -1,69 +1,23 @@
 name: Check Type Completeness
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
+    paths:
+      - src/telegram/**
+      - pyproject.toml
+      - .github/workflows/type_completeness.yml
   push:
     branches:
       - master
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   test-type-completeness:
     name:   test-type-completeness
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - run: git fetch --depth=1  # https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/329#issuecomment-674881489
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: Bibo-Joshi/pyright-type-completeness@c85a67ff3c66f51dcbb2d06bfcf4fe83a57d69cc # v1.0.1
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
-          cache: 'pip'
-          cache-dependency-path: '**/requirements*.txt'
-      - name: Install Pyright
-        run: |
-          python -W ignore -m pip install pyright~=1.1.291
-      - name: Get PR Completeness
-        # Must run before base completeness, as base completeness will checkout the base branch
-        # And we can't go back to the PR branch after that in case the PR is coming from a fork
-        run: |
-          pip install . -U
-          pyright --verifytypes telegram --ignoreexternal --outputjson > pr.json || true
-          pyright --verifytypes telegram --ignoreexternal > pr.readable || true
-      - name: Get Base Completeness
-        run: |
-          git checkout ${{ github.base_ref }}
-          pip install . -U
-          pyright --verifytypes telegram --ignoreexternal --outputjson > base.json || true
-      - name: Compare Completeness
-        uses: jannekem/run-python-script-action@v1
-        with:
-          script: |
-            import json
-            import os
-            from pathlib import Path
-
-            base = float(
-              json.load(open("base.json", "rb"))["typeCompleteness"]["completenessScore"]
-            )
-            pr = float(
-              json.load(open("pr.json", "rb"))["typeCompleteness"]["completenessScore"]
-            )
-            base_text = f"This PR changes type completeness from {round(base, 3)} to {round(pr, 3)}."
-            if pr < (base - 0.001):
-                text = f"{base_text} ❌"
-                set_summary(text)
-                print(Path("pr.readable").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-                error(text)
-                exit(1)
-            elif pr > (base + 0.001):
-                text = f"{base_text} ✨"
-                set_summary(text)
-                if pr < 1:
-                    print(Path("pr.readable").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-                print(text)
-            else:
-                text = f"{base_text} This is less than 0.1 percentage points. ✅"
-                set_summary(text)
-                print(Path("pr.readable").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-                print(text)
+          package-name: telegram
+          python-version: 3.12
+          pyright-version: ~=1.1.367

.github/workflows/type_completeness_monthly.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: Check Type Completeness Monthly Run
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Run first friday of the month at 03:17 - odd time to spread load on GitHub Actions
+    - cron: '17 3 1-7 * 5'
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  test-type-completeness:
+    name:   test-type-completeness
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: Bibo-Joshi/pyright-type-completeness@c85a67ff3c66f51dcbb2d06bfcf4fe83a57d69cc # v1.0.1
+        id: pyright-type-completeness
+        with:
+          package-name: telegram
+          python-version: 3.12
+          pyright-version: ~=1.1.367
+      - name: Check Output
+        uses: jannekem/run-python-script-action@bbfca66c612a28f3eeca0ae40e1f810265e2ea68 # v1.7
+        env:
+          TYPE_COMPLETENESS: ${{ steps.pyright-type-completeness.outputs.base-completeness-score }}
+        with:
+          script: |
+            import os
+            completeness = float(os.getenv("TYPE_COMPLETENESS"))
+            
+            if completeness >= 1:
+                exit(0)
+            
+            text = f"Type Completeness Decreased to {completeness}. ❌"
+            error(text)
+            set_summary(text)
+            exit(1)

.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-name: GitHub Actions
+name: Unit Tests
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
+    paths:
+      - src/telegram/**
+      - tests/**
+      - .github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+      - pyproject.toml
   push:
     branches:
       - master
@@ -10,30 +13,30 @@ on:
     # Run monday and friday morning at 03:07 - odd time to spread load on GitHub Actions
     - cron: '7 3 * * 1,5'
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   pytest:
     name: pytest
     runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14.0-beta.3']
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
       fail-fast: False
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           cache: 'pip'
-          cache-dependency-path: '**/requirements*.txt'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -W ignore -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -W ignore -m pip install -U pytest-cov
-          python -W ignore -m pip install -r requirements.txt
-          python -W ignore -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-          python -W ignore -m pip install pytest-xdist[psutil]
+          python -W ignore -m pip install . --group tests
 
       - name: Test with pytest
         # We run 4 different suites here
@@ -53,21 +56,17 @@ jobs:
           # - without socks support
           # - without http2 support
           TO_TEST="test_no_passport.py or test_datetime.py or test_defaults.py or test_jobqueue.py or test_applicationbuilder.py or test_ratelimiter.py or test_updater.py or test_callbackdatacache.py or test_request.py"
-          pytest -v --cov -k "${TO_TEST}"
-          # Rerun only failed tests (--lf), and don't run any tests if none failed (--lfnf=none)
-          pytest -v --cov --cov-append -k "${TO_TEST}" --lf --lfnf=none
-          # No tests were selected, convert returned status code to 0
-          opt_dep_status=$(( $? == 5 ? 0 : $? ))
-
+          pytest -v --cov -k "${TO_TEST}" --junit-xml=.test_report_no_optionals_junit.xml
+          opt_dep_status=$?
+          
           # Test the rest
           export TEST_WITH_OPT_DEPS='true'
-          pip install -r requirements-opts.txt
-          # `-n auto --dist loadfile` uses pytest-xdist to run each test file on a different CPU
-          # worker. Increasing number of workers has little effect on test duration, but it seems
-          # to increase flakyness, specially on python 3.7 with --dist=loadgroup.
-          pytest -v --cov --cov-append -n auto --dist loadfile
-          pytest -v --cov --cov-append -n auto --dist loadfile --lf --lfnf=none
-          main_status=$(( $? == 5 ? 0 : $? ))
+          pip install .[all]
+          # `-n auto --dist worksteal` uses pytest-xdist to run tests on multiple CPU
+          # workers. Increasing number of workers has little effect on test duration, but it seems
+          # to increase flakyness.
+          pytest -v --cov --cov-append -n auto --dist worksteal --junit-xml=.test_report_optionals_junit.xml
+          main_status=$?
           # exit with non-zero status if any of the two pytest runs failed
           exit $(( ${opt_dep_status} || ${main_status} ))
         env:
@@ -77,36 +76,25 @@ jobs:
           TEST_BUILD: "true"
         shell: bash --noprofile --norc {0}
 
+      - name: Test Summary
+        id: test_summary
+        uses: test-summary/action@31493c76ec9e7aa675f1585d3ed6f1da69269a86 # v2.4
+        if: always()  # always run, even if tests fail
+        with:
+          paths: |
+            .test_report_no_optionals_junit.xml
+            .test_report_optionals_junit.xml
+
       - name: Submit coverage
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@18283e04ce6e62d37312384ff67231eb8fd56d24  # v5.4.3
         with:
           env_vars: OS,PYTHON
           name: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}
           fail_ci_if_error: true
-  test_official:
-    name: test-official
-    runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7]
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-      fail-fast: False
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Upload test results to Codecov
+        uses: codecov/test-results-action@47f89e9acb64b76debcd5ea40642d25a4adced9f # v1.1.1
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -W ignore -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -W ignore -m pip install -r requirements.txt
-          python -W ignore -m pip install -r requirements-opts.txt
-          python -W ignore -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-      - name: Compare to official api
-        run: |
-          pytest -v tests/test_official.py
-          exit $?
-        env:
-          TEST_OFFICIAL: "true"
-        shell: bash --noprofile --norc {0}
+          files: .test_report_no_optionals_junit.xml,.test_report_optionals_junit.xml
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}

.gitignore

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ docs/_build/
 # PyBuilder
 target/
 .idea/
+.run/
 
 # Sublime Text 2
 *.sublime*
@@ -92,3 +93,8 @@ telegram.jpg
 
 # virtual env
 venv*
+pyvenv.cfg
+Scripts/
+
+# environment manager:
+.mise.toml

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -1,57 +1,60 @@
-# Make sure that the additional_dependencies here match requirements.txt
+# Make sure that the additional_dependencies here match pyproject.toml
 
 ci:
     autofix_prs: false
-    autoupdate_schedule: monthly
-    # We currently only need this behavior on the v13.x branch were we have the vendored urllib
-    # TODO: Remove once we discontinue v13
-    submodules: true
+    autoupdate_schedule: quarterly
+    autoupdate_commit_msg: 'Bump `pre-commit` Hooks to Latest Versions'
 
 repos:
--   repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 23.3.0
+-   repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+    rev: 'v0.11.9'
+    hooks:
+    -   id: ruff
+        name: ruff
+        additional_dependencies:
+          - httpx~=0.27
+          - tornado~=6.4
+          - APScheduler~=3.10.4
+          - cachetools>=5.3.3,<5.5.0
+          - aiolimiter~=1.1,<1.3
+-   repo: https://github.com/psf/black-pre-commit-mirror
+    rev: 25.1.0
     hooks:
     -   id: black
         args:
         - --diff
         - --check
 -   repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8
-    rev: 6.0.0
+    rev: 7.2.0
     hooks:
     -   id: flake8
 -   repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint
-    rev: v3.0.0a6
+    rev: v3.3.6
     hooks:
     -   id: pylint
-        files: ^(telegram|examples)/.*\.py$
-        args:
-          - --rcfile=setup.cfg
-          #  run pylint across multiple cpu cores to speed it up-
-          # https://pylint.pycqa.org/en/latest/user_guide/run.html?#parallel-execution to know more
-          - --jobs=0
-
+        files: ^(?!(tests|docs)).*\.py$
         additional_dependencies:
-          - httpx~=0.23.3
-          - tornado~=6.2
-          - APScheduler~=3.10.1
-          - cachetools~=5.3.0
-          - aiolimiter~=1.0.0
+          - httpx~=0.27
+          - tornado~=6.4
+          - APScheduler~=3.10.4
+          - cachetools>=5.3.3,<5.5.0
+          - aiolimiter~=1.1,<1.3
           - . # this basically does `pip install -e .`
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-    rev: v1.2.0
+    rev: v1.15.0
     hooks:
     -   id: mypy
         name: mypy-ptb
-        files: ^telegram/.*\.py$
+        files: ^(?!(tests|examples|docs)).*\.py$
         additional_dependencies:
           - types-pytz
           - types-cryptography
           - types-cachetools
-          - httpx~=0.23.3
-          - tornado~=6.2
-          - APScheduler~=3.10.1
-          - cachetools~=5.3.0
-          - aiolimiter~=1.0.0
+          - httpx~=0.27
+          - tornado~=6.4
+          - APScheduler~=3.10.4
+          - cachetools>=5.3.3,<5.5.0
+          - aiolimiter~=1.1,<1.3
           - . # this basically does `pip install -e .`
     - id: mypy
       name: mypy-examples
@@ -60,34 +63,21 @@ repos:
         - --no-strict-optional
         - --follow-imports=silent
       additional_dependencies:
-        - tornado~=6.2
-        - APScheduler~=3.10.1
-        - cachetools~=5.3.0
+        - tornado~=6.4
+        - APScheduler~=3.10.4
+        - cachetools>=5.3.3,<5.5.0
         - . # this basically does `pip install -e .`
 -   repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
-    rev: v3.3.2
+    rev: v3.19.1
     hooks:
     -   id: pyupgrade
-        files: ^(telegram|examples|tests|docs)/.*\.py$
         args:
-          - --py37-plus
+          - --py39-plus
 -   repo: https://github.com/pycqa/isort
-    rev: 5.12.0
+    rev: 6.0.1
     hooks:
     -   id: isort
         name: isort
         args:
         - --diff
         - --check
--   repo: https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: 'v0.0.263'
-    hooks:
-    -   id: ruff
-        name: ruff
-        files: ^(telegram|examples|tests)/.*\.py$
-        additional_dependencies:
-          - httpx~=0.23.3
-          - tornado~=6.2
-          - APScheduler~=3.10.1
-          - cachetools~=5.3.0
-          - aiolimiter~=1.0.0

.readthedocs.yml

@@ -7,45 +7,59 @@ version: 2
 
 # Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:
-   configuration: docs/source/conf.py
+  configuration: docs/source/conf.py
 
 # Optionally build your docs in additional formats such as PDF
 formats:
-   - pdf
+  - pdf
 
 # Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required to build your docs
 python:
-   install:
-     - method: pip
-       path: .
-     - requirements: docs/requirements-docs.txt
+  install:
+    - method: pip
+      path: .
 
 build:
-   os: ubuntu-22.04
-   tools:
-      python: "3"  # latest stable cpython version
+  os: ubuntu-22.04
+  tools:
+    python: "3"  # latest stable cpython version
+  jobs:
+    install:
+      - pip install -U pip
+      - pip install .[all] --group 'all'  # install all the dependency groups
+
+    post_build:
+      # Based on https://github.com/readthedocs/readthedocs.org/issues/3242#issuecomment-1410321534
+      # This provides a HTML zip file for download, with the same structure as the hosted website
+      - mkdir --parents $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT/htmlzip
+      - cp --recursive $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT/html $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT/$READTHEDOCS_PROJECT
+      # Hide the "other versions" dropdown. This is a workaround for those versions being shown,
+      # but not being accessible, as they are not built. Also, they hide the actual sidebar menu
+      # that is relevant only on ReadTheDocs.
+      - echo "#furo-readthedocs-versions{display:none}" >> $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT/$READTHEDOCS_PROJECT/_static/styles/furo-extensions.css
+      - cd $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT ; zip --recurse-path --symlinks htmlzip/$READTHEDOCS_PROJECT.zip $READTHEDOCS_PROJECT
 
 search:
-   ranking:  # bump up rank of commonly searched pages: (default: 0, values range from -10 to 10)
-      telegram.bot.html: 7
-      telegram.message.html: 3
-      telegram.update.html: 3
-      telegram.user.html: 2
-      telegram.chat.html: 2
-      telegram.ext.application.html: 3
-      telegram.ext.filters.html: 3
-      telegram.ext.callbackcontext.html: 2
-      telegram.ext.inlinekeyboardbutton.html: 1
+  ranking: # bump up rank of commonly searched pages: (default: 0, values range from -10 to 10)
+    telegram.bot.html: 7
+    telegram.message.html: 3
+    telegram.update.html: 3
+    telegram.user.html: 2
+    telegram.chat.html: 2
+    telegram.ext.application.html: 3
+    telegram.ext.filters.html: 3
+    telegram.ext.callbackcontext.html: 2
+    telegram.ext.inlinekeyboardbutton.html: 1
 
-      telegram.passport*.html: -7
+    telegram.passport*.html: -7
 
-   ignore:
-      - changelog.html
-      - coc.html
-      - bot_methods.html#
-      - bot_methods.html
-      # Defaults
-      - search.html
-      - search/index.html
-      - 404.html
-      - 404/index.html'
+  ignore:
+    - changelog.html
+    - coc.html
+    - bot_methods.html#
+    - bot_methods.html
+    # Defaults
+    - search.html
+    - search/index.html
+    - 404.html
+    - 404/index.html'

AUTHORS.rst

@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ The current development team includes
 
 - `Hinrich Mahler <https://github.com/Bibo-Joshi>`_ (maintainer)
 - `Poolitzer <https://github.com/Poolitzer>`_ (community liaison)
-- `Shivam <https://github.com/Starry69>`_
 - `Harshil <https://github.com/harshil21>`_
-- `Dmitry Kolomatskiy <https://github.com/lemontree210>`_
-- `Aditya <https://github.com/clot27>`_
+- `Abdelrahman <https://github.com/aelkheir>`_
 
 Emeritus maintainers include
 `Jannes Höke <https://github.com/jh0ker>`_ (`@jh0ker <https://t.me/jh0ker>`_ on Telegram),
@@ -21,12 +19,17 @@ Contributors
 
 The following wonderful people contributed directly or indirectly to this project:
 
+- `Aditya <https://github.com/clot27>`_
 - `Abshar <https://github.com/abxhr>`_
+- `Abubakar Alaya <https://github.com/Ecode2>`_
 - `Alateas <https://github.com/alateas>`_
 - `Ales Dokshanin <https://github.com/alesdokshanin>`_
+- `Alexandre <https://github.com/xTudoS>`_
+- `Alizia <https://github.com/thefunkycat>`_
 - `Ambro17 <https://github.com/Ambro17>`_
 - `Andrej Zhilenkov <https://github.com/Andrej730>`_
 - `Anton Tagunov <https://github.com/anton-tagunov>`_
+- `Anya Marcano <https://github.com/AnyaMarcanito>`
 - `Avanatiker <https://github.com/Avanatiker>`_
 - `Balduro <https://github.com/Balduro>`_
 - `Bibo-Joshi <https://github.com/Bibo-Joshi>`_
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ The following wonderful people contributed directly or indirectly to this projec
 - `daimajia <https://github.com/daimajia>`_
 - `Daniel Reed <https://github.com/nmlorg>`_
 - `D David Livingston <https://github.com/daviddl9>`_
+- `Dmitry Kolomatskiy <https://github.com/lemontree210>`_
 - `DonalDuck004 <https://github.com/DonalDuck004>`_
 - `Eana Hufwe <https://github.com/blueset>`_
 - `Ehsan Online <https://github.com/ehsanonline>`_
@@ -54,10 +58,14 @@ The following wonderful people contributed directly or indirectly to this projec
 - `gamgi <https://github.com/gamgi>`_
 - `Gauthamram Ravichandran <https://github.com/GauthamramRavichandran>`_
 - `Harshil <https://github.com/harshil21>`_
+- `Henry Galue <https://github.com/henryg311>`
 - `Hugo Damer <https://github.com/HakimusGIT>`_
 - `ihoru <https://github.com/ihoru>`_
+- `Iulian Onofrei <https://github.com/revolter>`_
+- `Jainam Oswal <https://github.com/jainamoswal>`_
 - `Jasmin Bom <https://github.com/jsmnbom>`_
 - `JASON0916 <https://github.com/JASON0916>`_
+- `Jeamhowards Montiel <https://github.com/Jeam-zx>`
 - `jeffffc <https://github.com/jeffffc>`_
 - `Jelle Besseling <https://github.com/pingiun>`_
 - `jh0ker <https://github.com/jh0ker>`_
@@ -66,19 +74,27 @@ The following wonderful people contributed directly or indirectly to this projec
 - `Joscha Götzer <https://github.com/Rostgnom>`_
 - `jossalgon <https://github.com/jossalgon>`_
 - `JRoot3D <https://github.com/JRoot3D>`_
+- `Juan Cuevas <https://github.com/cuevasrja>`
+- `kenjitagawa <https://github.com/kenjitagawa>`_
 - `kennethcheo <https://github.com/kennethcheo>`_
 - `Kirill Vasin <https://github.com/vasinkd>`_
 - `Kjwon15 <https://github.com/kjwon15>`_
 - `Li-aung Yip <https://github.com/LiaungYip>`_
+- `locobott <https://github.com/locobott>`_
 - `Loo Zheng Yuan <https://github.com/loozhengyuan>`_
 - `LRezende <https://github.com/lrezende>`_
 - `Luca Bellanti <https://github.com/Trifase>`_
+- `Lucas Molinari <https://github.com/lucasmolinari>`_
+- `Luis Pérez <https://github.com/nemacysts>`_
 - `macrojames <https://github.com/macrojames>`_
 - `Matheus Lemos <https://github.com/mlemosf>`_
 - `Michael Dix <https://github.com/Eisberge>`_
 - `Michael Elovskikh <https://github.com/wronglink>`_
+- `Miguel C. R. <https://github.com/MiguelX413>`_
+- `Miguel Salomon <https://github.com/Migueldsc12>`
 - `miles <https://github.com/miles170>`_
 - `Mischa Krüger <https://github.com/Makman2>`_
+- `Mohd Yusuf <https://github.com/mohdyusuf2312>`_
 - `naveenvhegde <https://github.com/naveenvhegde>`_
 - `neurrone <https://github.com/neurrone>`_
 - `NikitaPirate <https://github.com/NikitaPirate>`_
@@ -89,10 +105,12 @@ The following wonderful people contributed directly or indirectly to this projec
 - `Oleg Sushchenko <https://github.com/feuillemorte>`_
 - `Or Bin <https://github.com/OrBin>`_
 - `overquota <https://github.com/overquota>`_
+- `Pablo Martinez <https://github.com/elpekenin>`_
 - `Paradox <https://github.com/paradox70>`_
 - `Patrick Hofmann <https://github.com/PH89>`_
 - `Paul Larsen <https://github.com/PaulSonOfLars>`_
 - `Pawan <https://github.com/pawanrai9999>`_
+- `Philipp Isachenko <https://github.com/Aweryc>`_
 - `Pieter Schutz <https://github.com/eldinnie>`_
 - `Piraty <https://github.com/piraty>`_
 - `Poolitzer <https://github.com/Poolitzer>`_
@@ -100,11 +118,14 @@ The following wonderful people contributed directly or indirectly to this projec
 - `Rahiel Kasim <https://github.com/rahiel>`_
 - `Riko Naka <https://github.com/rikonaka>`_
 - `Rizlas <https://github.com/rizlas>`_
+- Snehashish Biswas
 - `Sahil Sharma <https://github.com/sahilsharma811>`_
 - `Sam Mosleh <https://github.com/sam-mosleh>`_
 - `Sascha <https://github.com/saschalalala>`_
 - `Shelomentsev D <https://github.com/shelomentsevd>`_
+- `Shivam <https://github.com/Starry69>`_
 - `Shivam Saini <https://github.com/shivamsn97>`_
+- `Siloé Garcez <https://github.com/roast-lord>`_
 - `Simon Schürrle <https://github.com/SitiSchu>`_
 - `sooyhwang <https://github.com/sooyhwang>`_
 - `syntx <https://github.com/syntx>`_
@@ -116,7 +137,9 @@ The following wonderful people contributed directly or indirectly to this projec
 - `Vorobjev Simon <https://github.com/simonvorobjev>`_
 - `Wagner Macedo <https://github.com/wagnerluis1982>`_
 - `wjt <https://github.com/wjt>`_
+- `Wonseok Oh <https://github.com/marinelay>`_
 - `Yaw Danso <https://github.com/dglitxh>`_
+- `Yao Kuan <https://github.com/thatguylah>`_
 - `zeroone2numeral2 <https://github.com/zeroone2numeral2>`_
 - `zeshuaro <https://github.com/zeshuaro>`_
 - `zpavloudis <https://github.com/zpavloudis>`_

MANIFEST.in

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-include LICENSE LICENSE.lesser requirements.txt requirements-opts.txt README_RAW.rst telegram/py.typed

README.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-..
-    Make sure to apply any changes to this file to README_RAW.rst as well!
-
 .. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python-telegram-bot/logos/master/logo-text/png/ptb-logo-text_768.png
    :align: center
    :target: https://python-telegram-bot.org
@@ -14,15 +11,15 @@
    :target: https://pypi.org/project/python-telegram-bot/
    :alt: Supported Python versions
 
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Bot%20API-6.7-blue?logo=telegram
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Bot%20API-9.0-blue?logo=telegram
    :target: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog
-   :alt: Supported Bot API versions
+   :alt: Supported Bot API version
 
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/python-telegram-bot
    :target: https://pypistats.org/packages/python-telegram-bot
    :alt: PyPi Package Monthly Download
 
-.. image:: https://readthedocs.org/projects/python-telegram-bot/badge/?version=stable
+.. image:: https://app.readthedocs.org/projects/python-telegram-bot/badge/?version=stable
    :target: https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/en/stable/
    :alt: Documentation Status
 
@@ -30,7 +27,7 @@
    :target: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html
    :alt: LGPLv3 License
 
-.. image:: https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/workflows/GitHub%20Actions/badge.svg
+.. image:: https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/actions/workflows/unit_tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=master
    :target: https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/
    :alt: Github Actions workflow
 
@@ -46,10 +43,6 @@
    :target: https://app.codacy.com/gh/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/dashboard
    :alt: Code quality: Codacy
 
-.. image:: https://app.deepsource.com/gh/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot.svg/?label=active+issues
-   :target: https://app.deepsource.com/gh/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/?ref=repository-badge
-   :alt: Code quality: DeepSource
-
 .. image:: https://results.pre-commit.ci/badge/github/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/master.svg
    :target: https://results.pre-commit.ci/latest/github/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/master
    :alt: pre-commit.ci status
@@ -73,30 +66,36 @@ We have a vibrant community of developers helping each other in our `Telegram gr
 *Stay tuned for library updates and new releases on our* `Telegram Channel <https://telegram.me/pythontelegrambotchannel>`_.
 
 Introduction
-============
+------------
 
 This library provides a pure Python, asynchronous interface for the
 `Telegram Bot API <https://core.telegram.org/bots/api>`_.
-It's compatible with Python versions **3.7+**.
+It's compatible with Python versions **3.9+**.
 
-In addition to the pure API implementation, this library features a number of high-level classes to
+In addition to the pure API implementation, this library features several convenience methods and shortcuts as well as a number of high-level classes to
 make the development of bots easy and straightforward. These classes are contained in the
 ``telegram.ext`` submodule.
 
-A pure API implementation *without* ``telegram.ext`` is available as the standalone package ``python-telegram-bot-raw``.  `See here for details. <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/blob/master/README_RAW.rst>`_
-
-Note
-----
-
-Installing both ``python-telegram-bot`` and ``python-telegram-bot-raw`` in conjunction will result in undesired side-effects, so only install *one* of both.
+After installing_ the library, be sure to check out the section on `working with PTB`_.
 
 Telegram API support
-====================
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-All types and methods of the Telegram Bot API **6.7** are supported.
+All types and methods of the Telegram Bot API **9.0** are natively supported by this library.
+In addition, Bot API functionality not yet natively included can still be used as described `in our wiki <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Bot-API-Forward-Compatibility>`_.
+
+Notable Features
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- `Fully asynchronous <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Concurrency>`_
+- Convenient shortcut methods, e.g. `Message.reply_text <https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/en/stable/telegram.message.html#telegram.Message.reply_text>`_
+- `Fully annotated with static type hints <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Type-Checking>`_
+- `Customizable and extendable interface <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Architecture>`_
+- Seamless integration with `webhooks <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Webhooks>`_ and `polling <https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/en/stable/telegram.ext.application.html#telegram.ext.Application.run_polling>`_
+- `Comprehensive documentation and examples <#working-with-ptb>`_
 
 Installing
-==========
+----------
 
 You can install or upgrade ``python-telegram-bot`` via
 
@@ -112,22 +111,29 @@ You can also install ``python-telegram-bot`` from source, though this is usually
 
     $ git clone https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot
     $ cd python-telegram-bot
-    $ python setup.py install
+    $ pip install build
+    $ python -m build
+
+You can also use your favored package manager (such as ``uv``, ``hatch``, ``poetry``, etc.) instead of ``pip``.
 
 Verifying Releases
-------------------
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-We sign all the releases with a GPG key.
-The signatures are uploaded to both the `GitHub releases page <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/releases>`_ and the `PyPI project <https://pypi.org/project/python-telegram-bot/>`_ and end with a suffix ``.asc``.
+To enable you to verify that a release file that you downloaded was indeed provided by the ``python-telegram-bot`` team, we have taken the following measures.
+
+Starting with v21.4, all releases are signed via `sigstore <https://www.sigstore.dev>`_.
+The corresponding signature files are uploaded to the `GitHub releases page`_.
+To verify the signature, please install the `sigstore Python client <https://pypi.org/project/sigstore/>`_ and follow the instructions for `verifying signatures from GitHub Actions <https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-python?tab=readme-ov-file>`_. As input for the ``--repository`` parameter, please use the value ``python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot``.
+
+Earlier releases are signed with a GPG key.
+The signatures are uploaded to both the `GitHub releases page`_ and the `PyPI project <https://pypi.org/project/python-telegram-bot/>`_ and end with a suffix ``.asc``.
 Please find the public keys `here <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/tree/master/public_keys>`_.
-The keys are named in the format ``<first_version>-<last_version>.gpg`` or ``<first_version>-current.gpg`` if the key is currently being used for new releases.
+The keys are named in the format ``<first_version>-<last_version>.gpg``.
 
 In addition, the GitHub release page also contains the sha1 hashes of the release files in the files with the suffix ``.sha1``.
 
-This allows you to verify that a release file that you downloaded was indeed provided by the ``python-telegram-bot`` team.
-
 Dependencies & Their Versions
------------------------------
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 ``python-telegram-bot`` tries to use as few 3rd party dependencies as possible.
 However, for some features using a 3rd party library is more sane than implementing the functionality again.
@@ -135,7 +141,7 @@ As these features are *optional*, the corresponding 3rd party dependencies are n
 Instead, they are listed as optional dependencies.
 This allows to avoid unnecessary dependency conflicts for users who don't need the optional features.
 
-The only required dependency is `httpx ~= 0.23.3 <https://www.python-httpx.org>`_ for
+The only required dependency is `httpx >=0.27,<0.29 <https://www.python-httpx.org>`_ for
 ``telegram.request.HTTPXRequest``, the default networking backend.
 
 ``python-telegram-bot`` is most useful when used along with additional libraries.
@@ -148,29 +154,34 @@ Optional Dependencies
 
 PTB can be installed with optional dependencies:
 
-* ``pip install python-telegram-bot[passport]`` installs the `cryptography>=39.0.1 <https://cryptography.io/en/stable>`_ library. Use this, if you want to use Telegram Passport related functionality.
-* ``pip install python-telegram-bot[socks]`` installs `httpx[socks] <https://www.python-httpx.org/#dependencies>`_. Use this, if you want to work behind a Socks5 server.
-* ``pip install python-telegram-bot[http2]`` installs `httpx[http2] <https://www.python-httpx.org/#dependencies>`_. Use this, if you want to use HTTP/2.
-* ``pip install python-telegram-bot[rate-limiter]`` installs `aiolimiter~=1.0.0 <https://aiolimiter.readthedocs.io/en/stable/>`_. Use this, if you want to use ``telegram.ext.AIORateLimiter``.
-* ``pip install python-telegram-bot[webhooks]`` installs the `tornado~=6.2 <https://www.tornadoweb.org/en/stable/>`_ library. Use this, if you want to use ``telegram.ext.Updater.start_webhook``/``telegram.ext.Application.run_webhook``.
-* ``pip install python-telegram-bot[callback-data]`` installs the `cachetools~=5.3.0 <https://cachetools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_ library. Use this, if you want to use `arbitrary callback_data <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Arbitrary-callback_data>`_.
-* ``pip install python-telegram-bot[job-queue]`` installs the `APScheduler~=3.10.1 <https://apscheduler.readthedocs.io/en/3.x/>`_ library and enforces `pytz>=2018.6 <https://pypi.org/project/pytz/>`_, where ``pytz`` is a dependency of ``APScheduler``. Use this, if you want to use the ``telegram.ext.JobQueue``.
+* ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[passport]"`` installs the `cryptography>=39.0.1 <https://cryptography.io/en/stable>`_ library. Use this, if you want to use Telegram Passport related functionality.
+* ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[socks]"`` installs `httpx[socks] <https://www.python-httpx.org/#dependencies>`_. Use this, if you want to work behind a Socks5 server.
+* ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[http2]"`` installs `httpx[http2] <https://www.python-httpx.org/#dependencies>`_. Use this, if you want to use HTTP/2.
+* ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[rate-limiter]"`` installs `aiolimiter~=1.1,<1.3 <https://aiolimiter.readthedocs.io/en/stable/>`_. Use this, if you want to use ``telegram.ext.AIORateLimiter``.
+* ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[webhooks]"`` installs the `tornado~=6.4 <https://www.tornadoweb.org/en/stable/>`_ library. Use this, if you want to use ``telegram.ext.Updater.start_webhook``/``telegram.ext.Application.run_webhook``.
+* ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[callback-data]"`` installs the `cachetools>=5.3.3,<6.2.0 <https://cachetools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_ library. Use this, if you want to use `arbitrary callback_data <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Arbitrary-callback_data>`_.
+* ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[job-queue]"`` installs the `APScheduler>=3.10.4,<3.12.0 <https://apscheduler.readthedocs.io/en/3.x/>`_ library. Use this, if you want to use the ``telegram.ext.JobQueue``.
 
-To install multiple optional dependencies, separate them by commas, e.g. ``pip install python-telegram-bot[socks,webhooks]``.
+To install multiple optional dependencies, separate them by commas, e.g. ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[socks,webhooks]"``.
 
 Additionally, two shortcuts are provided:
 
-* ``pip install python-telegram-bot[all]`` installs all optional dependencies.
-* ``pip install python-telegram-bot[ext]`` installs all optional dependencies that are related to ``telegram.ext``, i.e. ``[rate-limiter, webhooks, callback-data, job-queue]``.
+* ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[all]"`` installs all optional dependencies.
+* ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[ext]"`` installs all optional dependencies that are related to ``telegram.ext``, i.e. ``[rate-limiter, webhooks, callback-data, job-queue]``.
+
+Working with PTB
+----------------
+
+Once you have installed the library, you can begin working with it - so let's get started!
 
 Quick Start
-===========
+~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Our Wiki contains an `Introduction to the API <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Introduction-to-the-API>`_ explaining how the pure Bot API can be accessed via ``python-telegram-bot``.
-Moreover, the `Tutorial: Your first Bot <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Extensions-%E2%80%93-Your-first-Bot>`_ gives an introduction on how chatbots can be easily programmed with the help of the ``telegram.ext`` module.
+Moreover, the `Tutorial: Your first Bot <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Extensions---Your-first-Bot>`_ gives an introduction on how chatbots can be easily programmed with the help of the ``telegram.ext`` module.
 
 Resources
-=========
+~~~~~~~~~
 
 - The `package documentation <https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/>`_ is the technical reference for ``python-telegram-bot``.
   It contains descriptions of all available classes, modules, methods and arguments as well as the `changelog <https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/changelog.html>`_.
@@ -181,7 +192,7 @@ Resources
 - The `official Telegram Bot API documentation <https://core.telegram.org/bots/api>`_ is of course always worth a read.
 
 Getting help
-============
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 If the resources mentioned above don't answer your questions or simply overwhelm you, there are several ways of getting help.
 
@@ -192,7 +203,7 @@ If the resources mentioned above don't answer your questions or simply overwhelm
 3. You can even ask for help on Stack Overflow using the `python-telegram-bot tag <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/python-telegram-bot>`_.
 
 Concurrency
-===========
+~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Since v20.0, ``python-telegram-bot`` is built on top of Pythons ``asyncio`` module.
 Because ``asyncio`` is in general single-threaded, ``python-telegram-bot`` does currently not aim to be thread-safe.
@@ -205,20 +216,22 @@ Noteworthy parts of ``python-telegram-bots`` API that are likely to cause issues
 * all classes in the ``telegram.ext.filters`` module that allow to add/remove allowed users/chats at runtime
 
 Contributing
-============
+------------
 
 Contributions of all sizes are welcome.
 Please review our `contribution guidelines <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.rst>`_ to get started.
-You can also help by `reporting bugs or feature requests <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/issues/new>`_.
+You can also help by `reporting bugs or feature requests <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/issues/new/choose>`_.
 
 Donating
-========
+--------
 Occasionally we are asked if we accept donations to support the development.
 While we appreciate the thought, maintaining PTB is our hobby, and we have almost no running costs for it. We therefore have nothing set up to accept donations.
 If you still want to donate, we kindly ask you to donate to another open source project/initiative of your choice instead.
 
 License
-=======
+-------
 
 You may copy, distribute and modify the software provided that modifications are described and licensed for free under `LGPL-3 <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html>`_.
-Derivatives works (including modifications or anything statically linked to the library) can only be redistributed under LGPL-3, but applications that use the library don't have to be.
+Derivative works (including modifications or anything statically linked to the library) can only be redistributed under LGPL-3, but applications that use the library don't have to be.
+
+.. _`GitHub releases page`: https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/releases

README_RAW.rst

@@ -1,210 +0,0 @@
-..
-    Make sure to apply any changes to this file to README.rst as well!
-
-.. image:: https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/logos/blob/master/logo-text/png/ptb-raw-logo-text_768.png?raw=true
-   :align: center
-   :target: https://python-telegram-bot.org
-   :alt: python-telegram-bot-raw Logo
-
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/python-telegram-bot-raw.svg
-   :target: https://pypi.org/project/python-telegram-bot-raw/
-   :alt: PyPi Package Version
-
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/python-telegram-bot-raw.svg
-   :target: https://pypi.org/project/python-telegram-bot-raw/
-   :alt: Supported Python versions
-
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Bot%20API-6.7-blue?logo=telegram
-   :target: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog
-   :alt: Supported Bot API versions
-
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/python-telegram-bot-raw
-   :target: https://pypistats.org/packages/python-telegram-bot-raw
-   :alt: PyPi Package Monthly Download
-
-.. image:: https://readthedocs.org/projects/python-telegram-bot/badge/?version=stable
-   :target: https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/
-   :alt: Documentation Status
-
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/python-telegram-bot-raw.svg
-   :target: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html
-   :alt: LGPLv3 License
-
-.. image:: https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/workflows/GitHub%20Actions/badge.svg
-   :target: https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/
-   :alt: Github Actions workflow
-
-.. image:: https://codecov.io/gh/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/branch/master/graph/badge.svg
-   :target: https://app.codecov.io/gh/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot
-   :alt: Code coverage
-
-.. image:: https://isitmaintained.com/badge/resolution/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot.svg
-   :target: https://isitmaintained.com/project/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot
-   :alt: Median time to resolve an issue
-
-.. image:: https://api.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/99d901eaa09b44b4819aec05c330c968
-   :target: https://app.codacy.com/gh/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/dashboard
-   :alt: Code quality: Codacy
-
-.. image:: https://app.deepsource.com/gh/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot.svg/?label=active+issues
-   :target: https://app.deepsource.com/gh/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/?ref=repository-badge
-   :alt: Code quality: DeepSource
-
-.. image:: https://results.pre-commit.ci/badge/github/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/master.svg
-   :target: https://results.pre-commit.ci/latest/github/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/master
-   :alt: pre-commit.ci status
-
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg
-   :target: https://github.com/psf/black
-   :alt: Code Style: Black
-
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Telegram-Channel-blue.svg?logo=telegram
-   :target: https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel
-   :alt: Telegram Channel
-
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Telegram-Group-blue.svg?logo=telegram
-   :target: https://telegram.me/pythontelegrambotgroup
-   :alt: Telegram Group
-
-We have made you a wrapper you can't refuse
-
-We have a vibrant community of developers helping each other in our `Telegram group <https://telegram.me/pythontelegrambotgroup>`_. Join us!
-
-*Stay tuned for library updates and new releases on our* `Telegram Channel <https://telegram.me/pythontelegrambotchannel>`_.
-
-Introduction
-============
-
-This library provides a pure Python, asynchronous interface for the
-`Telegram Bot API <https://core.telegram.org/bots/api>`_.
-It's compatible with Python versions **3.7+**.
-
-``python-telegram-bot-raw`` is part of the `python-telegram-bot <https://python-telegram-bot.org>`_ ecosystem and provides the pure API functionality extracted from PTB. It therefore does not have independent release schedules, changelogs or documentation.
-
-Note
-----
-
-Installing both ``python-telegram-bot`` and ``python-telegram-bot-raw`` in conjunction will result in undesired side-effects, so only install *one* of both.
-
-Telegram API support
-====================
-
-All types and methods of the Telegram Bot API **6.7** are supported.
-
-Installing
-==========
-
-You can install or upgrade ``python-telegram-bot`` via
-
-.. code:: shell
-
-    $ pip install python-telegram-bot-raw --upgrade
-
-To install a pre-release, use the ``--pre`` `flag <https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/cli/pip_install/#cmdoption-pre>`_ in addition.
-
-You can also install ``python-telegram-bot-raw`` from source, though this is usually not necessary.
-
-.. code:: shell
-
-    $ git clone https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot
-    $ cd python-telegram-bot
-    $ python setup-raw.py install
-
-Note
-----
-
-Installing the ``.tar.gz`` archive available on PyPi directly via ``pip`` will *not* work as expected, as ``pip`` does not recognize that it should use ``setup-raw.py`` instead of ``setup.py``.
-
-Verifying Releases
-------------------
-
-We sign all the releases with a GPG key.
-The signatures are uploaded to both the `GitHub releases page <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/releases>`_ and the `PyPI project <https://pypi.org/project/python-telegram-bot/>`_ and end with a suffix ``.asc``.
-Please find the public keys `here <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/tree/master/public_keys>`_.
-The keys are named in the format ``<first_version>-<last_version>.gpg`` or ``<first_version>-current.gpg`` if the key is currently being used for new releases.
-
-In addition, the GitHub release page also contains the sha1 hashes of the release files in the files with the suffix ``.sha1``.
-
-This allows you to verify that a release file that you downloaded was indeed provided by the ``python-telegram-bot`` team.
-
-Dependencies & Their Versions
------------------------------
-
-``python-telegram-bot`` tries to use as few 3rd party dependencies as possible.
-However, for some features using a 3rd party library is more sane than implementing the functionality again.
-As these features are *optional*, the corresponding 3rd party dependencies are not installed by default.
-Instead, they are listed as optional dependencies.
-This allows to avoid unnecessary dependency conflicts for users who don't need the optional features.
-
-The only required dependency is `httpx ~= 0.23.3 <https://www.python-httpx.org>`_ for
-``telegram.request.HTTPXRequest``, the default networking backend.
-
-``python-telegram-bot`` is most useful when used along with additional libraries.
-To minimize dependency conflicts, we try to be liberal in terms of version requirements on the (optional) dependencies.
-On the other hand, we have to ensure stability of ``python-telegram-bot``, which is why we do apply version bounds.
-If you encounter dependency conflicts due to these bounds, feel free to reach out.
-
-Optional Dependencies
-#####################
-
-PTB can be installed with optional dependencies:
-
-* ``pip install python-telegram-bot-raw[passport]`` installs the `cryptography>=39.0.1 <https://cryptography.io/en/stable>`_ library. Use this, if you want to use Telegram Passport related functionality.
-* ``pip install python-telegram-bot-raw[socks]`` installs `httpx[socks] <https://www.python-httpx.org/#dependencies>`_. Use this, if you want to work behind a Socks5 server.
-* ``pip install python-telegram-bot[http2]`` installs `httpx[http2] <https://www.python-httpx.org/#dependencies>`_. Use this, if you want to use HTTP/2.
-
-To install multiple optional dependencies, separate them by commas, e.g. ``pip install python-telegram-bot-raw[passport,socks]``.
-
-Additionally, the shortcut ``pip install python-telegram-bot-raw[all]`` installs all optional dependencies.
-
-Quick Start
-===========
-
-Our Wiki contains an `Introduction to the API <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Introduction-to-the-API>`_ explaining how the pure Bot API can be accessed via ``python-telegram-bot``.
-
-Resources
-=========
-
-- The `package documentation <https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/>`_ is the technical reference for ``python-telegram-bot``.
-  It contains descriptions of all available classes, modules, methods and arguments as well as the `changelog <https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/changelog.html>`_.
-- The `wiki <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/>`_ is home to number of more elaborate introductions of the different features of ``python-telegram-bot`` and other useful resources that go beyond the technical documentation.
-- Our `examples section <https://docs.python-telegram-bot.org/examples.html>`_ contains several examples that showcase the different features of both the Bot API and ``python-telegram-bot``.
-  Even if it is not your approach for learning, please take a look at ``echobot.py``. It is the de facto base for most of the bots out there.
-  The code for these examples is released to the public domain, so you can start by grabbing the code and building on top of it.
-- The `official Telegram Bot API documentation <https://core.telegram.org/bots/api>`_ is of course always worth a read.
-
-Getting help
-============
-
-If the resources mentioned above don't answer your questions or simply overwhelm you, there are several ways of getting help.
-
-1. We have a vibrant community of developers helping each other in our `Telegram group <https://telegram.me/pythontelegrambotgroup>`_. Join us! Asking a question here is often the quickest way to get a pointer in the right direction.
-
-2. Ask questions by opening `a discussion <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/discussions/new>`_.
-
-3. You can even ask for help on Stack Overflow using the `python-telegram-bot tag <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/python-telegram-bot>`_.
-
-Concurrency
-===========
-
-Since v20.0, ``python-telegram-bot`` is built on top of Pythons ``asyncio`` module.
-Because ``asyncio`` is in general single-threaded, ``python-telegram-bot`` does currently not aim to be thread-safe.
-
-Contributing
-============
-
-Contributions of all sizes are welcome.
-Please review our `contribution guidelines <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.rst>`_ to get started.
-You can also help by `reporting bugs or feature requests <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/issues/new>`_.
-
-Donating
-========
-Occasionally we are asked if we accept donations to support the development.
-While we appreciate the thought, maintaining PTB is our hobby, and we have almost no running costs for it. We therefore have nothing set up to accept donations.
-If you still want to donate, we kindly ask you to donate to another open source project/initiative of your choice instead.
-
-License
-=======
-
-You may copy, distribute and modify the software provided that modifications are described and licensed for free under `LGPL-3 <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html>`_.
-Derivatives works (including modifications or anything statically linked to the library) can only be redistributed under LGPL-3, but applications that use the library don't have to be.

changes/22.0_2025-03-15/4671.7B3boYRvHdGzsrZgkpKp7B.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+breaking = """This release removes all functionality that was deprecated in v20.x. This is in line with our :ref:`stability policy <stability-policy>`.
+This includes the following changes:
+
+- Removed ``filters.CHAT`` (all messages have an associated chat) and ``filters.StatusUpdate.USER_SHARED`` (use ``filters.StatusUpdate.USERS_SHARED`` instead).
+- Removed ``Defaults.disable_web_page_preview`` and ``Defaults.quote``. Use ``Defaults.link_preview_options`` and ``Defaults.do_quote`` instead.
+- Removed ``ApplicationBuilder.(get_updates_)proxy_url`` and ``HTTPXRequest.proxy_url``. Use ``ApplicationBuilder.(get_updates_)proxy`` and ``HTTPXRequest.proxy`` instead.
+- Removed the ``*_timeout`` arguments of ``Application.run_polling`` and ``Updater.start_webhook``. Instead, specify the values via ``ApplicationBuilder.get_updates_*_timeout``.
+- Removed ``constants.InlineQueryLimit.MIN_SWITCH_PM_TEXT_LENGTH``. Use ``constants.InlineQueryResultsButtonLimit.MAX_START_PARAMETER_LENGTH`` instead.
+- Removed the argument ``quote`` of ``Message.reply_*``. Use ``do_quote`` instead.
+- Removed the superfluous ``EncryptedPassportElement.credentials`` without replacement.
+- Changed attribute value of ``PassportFile.file_date`` from :obj:`int` to :class:`datetime.datetime`. Make sure to adjust your code accordingly.
+- Changed the attribute value of ``PassportElementErrors.file_hashes`` from :obj:`list` to :obj:`tuple`. Make sure to adjust your code accordingly.
+- Make ``BaseRequest.read_timeout`` an abstract property. If you subclass ``BaseRequest``, you need to implement this property.
+- The default value for ``write_timeout`` now defaults to ``DEFAULT_NONE`` also for bot methods that send media. Previously, it was ``20``. If you subclass ``BaseRequest``, make sure to use your desired write timeout if ``RequestData.multipart_data`` is set.
+"""
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4671"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = ["4659"]

changes/22.0_2025-03-15/4672.G9szuJ7pRafycByfem2DrT.toml

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+documentation = "Add `chango <https://chango.readthedocs.io/stable/>`_ As Changelog Management Tool"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4672"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = ["4321"]

changes/22.0_2025-03-15/4697.GzyGCEgj74G6bTEDbuFjUU.toml

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+internal = "Bump github/codeql-action from 3.28.8 to 3.28.10"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4697"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.0_2025-03-15/4698.Fkzr3oU2qcFmFX28xfoja5.toml

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+internal = "Bump srvaroa/labeler from 1.12.0 to 1.13.0"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4698"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.0_2025-03-15/4699.LYAYfKXX7C7wqT54kRPnVy.toml

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+internal = "Bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 5.2.2 to 5.3.1"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4699"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.0_2025-03-15/4700.nm6R6YTnkmCo5evbykz4kz.toml

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+internal = "Bump Bibo-Joshi/chango from 0.3.1 to 0.3.2"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4700"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.0_2025-03-15/4701.ah8Wi4SWc22EbgBc4KQeqH.toml

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+internal = "Bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.12.3 to 1.12.4"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4701"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.0_2025-03-15/4709.dbwPVaU8vSacVkMLhiMjyJ.toml

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+internal = "Bump pytest from 8.3.4 to 8.3.5"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4709"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.0_2025-03-15/4710.CSNixpvxJdLFaM6xSQ39Zf.toml

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+internal = "Bump sphinx from 8.1.3 to 8.2.3"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4710"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.0_2025-03-15/4712.8ckkAPAXGzedityWEyv363.toml

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+internal = "Bump Bibo-Joshi/chango from 0.3.2 to 0.4.0"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4712"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
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+internal = "Bump Version to v22.0"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4719"
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changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4692.dVZs28GuwTFnNJdWkvPbNv.toml

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+breaking = "Drop backward compatibility for ``user_id`` in ``send_gift`` by updating the order of parameters. Please adapt your code accordingly or use keyword arguments."
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4692"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
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changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4730.GsSUQSXzV8TF2Wav4CXRdd.toml

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+documentation = "Documentation Improvements. Among others, add missing ``Returns`` field in ``User.get_profile_photos``"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4730"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = []
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4740"
+author_uid = "aelkheir"
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changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4733.BRLwsEuh76974FPJRuiBjf.toml

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+bugfixes = "Ensure execution of ``Bot.shutdown()`` even if ``Bot.get_me()`` fails in ``Bot.initialize()``"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4733"
+author_uid = "Poolitzer"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4741.nVLBrFX4p8jTCBjMRqaYoQ.toml

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+internal = "Bump codecov/test-results-action from 1.0.2 to 1.1.0"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4741"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4742.oEA6MjYXMafdbu2akWT5tC.toml

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+internal = "Bump actions/setup-python from 5.4.0 to 5.5.0"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4742"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4743.SpMm4vvAMjEreykTcGwzcF.toml

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+internal = "Bump github/codeql-action from 3.28.10 to 3.28.13"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4743"
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changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4744.a4tsF64kZPA2noP7HtTzTX.toml

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+internal = "Bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 5.3.1 to 5.4.1"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4744"
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changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4745.emNmhxtvtTP9uLNQxpcVSj.toml

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+internal = "Bump actions/download-artifact from 4.1.8 to 4.2.1"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4745"
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changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4746.gWnX3BCxbvujQ8B2QejtTK.toml

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+internal = "Reenable ``test_official`` Blocked by Debug Remnant"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4746"
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changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4747.MLmApvpGdwN7J24j7fXsDU.toml

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+documentation = "Update ``AUTHORS.rst``, Adding `@aelkheir <https://github.com/aelkheir>`_ to Active Development Team"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4747"
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changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4748.j3cKusZZKqTLbc542K4sqJ.toml

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+internal = "Bump `pre-commit` Hooks to Latest Versions"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4748"
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changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4756.JT5nmUmGRG6qDEh5ScMn5f.toml

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+features = "Full Support for Bot API 9.0"
+deprecations = """This release comes with several deprecations, in line with our :ref:`stability policy <stability-policy>`.
+This includes the following:
+
+- Deprecated ``telegram.constants.StarTransactionsLimit.NANOSTAR_MIN_AMOUNT`` and ``telegram.constants.StarTransactionsLimit.NANOSTAR_MAX_AMOUNT``. These members will be replaced by ``telegram.constants.NanostarLimit.MIN_AMOUNT`` and ``telegram.constants.NanostarLimit.MAX_AMOUNT``.
+- Deprecated the class ``telegram.constants.StarTransactions``. Its only member ``telegram.constants.StarTransactions.NANOSTAR_VALUE`` will be replaced by ``telegram.constants.Nanostar.VALUE``.
+- Bot API 9.0 deprecated ``BusinessConnection.can_reply`` in favor of ``BusinessConnection.rights``
+- Bot API 9.0 deprecated ``ChatFullInfo.can_send_gift`` in favor of ``ChatFullInfo.accepted_gift_types``.
+- Bot API 9.0 introduced these new required fields to existing classes:
+  - ``TransactionPartnerUser.transaction_type``
+  - ``ChatFullInfo.accepted_gift_types``
+
+  Passing these values as positional arguments is deprecated. We encourage you to use keyword arguments instead, as the the signature will be updated in a future release.
+
+These deprecations are backward compatible, but we strongly recommend to update your code to use the new members.
+"""
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4756"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = ["4754"]
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4757"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = []
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4759"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = []
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4763"
+author_uid = "aelkheir"
+closes_threads = []
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4766"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4769"
+author_uid = "aelkheir"
+closes_threads = []
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4773"
+author_uid = "aelkheir"
+closes_threads = []
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4781"
+author_uid = "aelkheir"
+closes_threads = []
+[[pull_requests]]
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changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4758.dSyCdBJWEJroH2GynR2VaJ.toml

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+internal = "Fine-tune ``chango`` and release workflows"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4758"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = ["4720"]

changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4761.mmsngFA6b4ccdEzEpFTZS3.toml

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+bugfixes = "Fix Handling of ``Defaults`` for ``InputPaidMedia``"
+
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4761"
+author_uid = "ngrogolev"
+closes_threads = ["4753"]

changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4762.PbcJGM8KPBMbKri3fdHKjh.toml

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+documentation = "Clarify Documentation and Type Hints of ``InputMedia`` and ``InputPaidMedia``. Note that the ``media`` parameter accepts only objects of type ``str`` and ``InputFile``. The respective subclasses of ``Input(Paid)Media`` each accept a broader range of input type for the ``media`` parameter."
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4762"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4775.kkLon84t7Vy5REKRe9LwPH.toml

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+internal = "Bump codecov/codecov-action from 5.1.2 to 5.4.2"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4775"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
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changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4776.g83DxRk4WVWCC8rCd6ocFC.toml

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+internal = "Bump actions/upload-artifact from 4.5.0 to 4.6.2"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4776"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
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changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4777.Lhgz8xFtQjgrKM2KvNfxwD.toml

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+internal = "Bump stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action from 5.1.0 to 5.2.0"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4777"
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changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4778.CeUSPNLbGGsqP2Vo4xKkdp.toml

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+internal = "Bump github/codeql-action from 3.28.13 to 3.28.16"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4778"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
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changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4779.UqcbJVKYxwTtrBEGDgb3VS.toml

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+internal = "Bump actions/download-artifact from 4.2.1 to 4.3.0"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4779"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
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changes/22.1_2025-05-15/4791.QycEvQbiaiJKraKDhAfFWM.toml

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+other = "Bump Version to v22.1"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4791"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4750.jJBu7iAgZa96hdqcpHK96W.toml

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+features = "Use `timedelta` to represent time periods in class arguments and attributes"
+deprecations = """In this release, we're migrating attributes of Telegram objects that represent durations/time periods from having :obj:`int` type to Python's native :class:`datetime.timedelta`. This change is opt-in for now to allow for a smooth transition phase. It will become opt-out in future releases.
+
+Set ``PTB_TIMEDELTA=true`` or ``PTB_TIMEDELTA=1`` as an environment variable to make these attributes return :obj:`datetime.timedelta` objects instead of integers. Support for :obj:`int` values is deprecated and will be removed in a future major version.
+
+Affected Attributes:
+- :attr:`telegram.ChatFullInfo.slow_mode_delay` and :attr:`telegram.ChatFullInfo.message_auto_delete_time`
+- :attr:`telegram.Animation.duration`
+- :attr:`telegram.Audio.duration`
+- :attr:`telegram.Video.duration` and :attr:`telegram.Video.start_timestamp`
+- :attr:`telegram.VideoNote.duration`
+- :attr:`telegram.Voice.duration`
+- :attr:`telegram.PaidMediaPreview.duration`
+- :attr:`telegram.VideoChatEnded.duration`
+- :attr:`telegram.InputMediaVideo.duration`
+- :attr:`telegram.InputMediaAnimation.duration`
+- :attr:`telegram.InputMediaAudio.duration`
+- :attr:`telegram.InputPaidMediaVideo.duration`
+- :attr:`telegram.InlineQueryResultGif.gif_duration`
+- :attr:`telegram.InlineQueryResultMpeg4Gif.mpeg4_duration`
+- :attr:`telegram.InlineQueryResultVideo.video_duration`
+- :attr:`telegram.InlineQueryResultAudio.audio_duration`
+- :attr:`telegram.InlineQueryResultVoice.voice_duration`
+- :attr:`telegram.InlineQueryResultLocation.live_period`
+- :attr:`telegram.Poll.open_period`
+- :attr:`telegram.Location.live_period`
+- :attr:`telegram.MessageAutoDeleteTimerChanged.message_auto_delete_time`
+- :attr:`telegram.ChatInviteLink.subscription_period`
+- :attr:`telegram.InputLocationMessageContent.live_period`
+- :attr:`telegram.error.RetryAfter.retry_after`
+"""
+internal = "Modify `test_official` to handle time periods as timedelta automatically."
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4750"
+author_uid = "aelkheir"
+closes_threads = ["4575"]

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4792.YsK6LmbEhZv6y3dvhHbXD7.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+internal = "Fix Bug in Automated Channel Announcement"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4792"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4793.mDR5p3mrSmPFQkvWFGWBmD.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+internal = "Fix a Failing Test Case"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4793"
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+closes_threads = []

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4798.g7G3jRf2ns4ath9LRFEcit.toml

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+internal = "Rework Repository to `src` Layout"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4798"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = ["4797"]

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4800.2Z9Q8uvzdU2TqMJ9biBLam.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+dependencies = "Implement PEP 735 Dependency Groups for Development Dependencies"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4800"
+author_uid = "harshil21"
+closes_threads = ["4795"]

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4801.feKaYKKZTZq2KBjhyxVVAM.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+dependencies = "Update cachetools requirement from <5.6.0,>=5.3.3 to >=5.3.3,<6.1.0"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4801"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4802.RMLufX4UazobYg5aZojyoD.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+bugfixes = """
+Fixed a bug where calling ``Application.remove/add_handler`` during update handling can cause a ``RuntimeError`` in ``Application.process_update``.
+
+.. hint::
+    Calling ``Application.add/remove_handler`` now has no influence on calls to :meth:`process_update` that are
+    already in progress. The same holds for ``Application.add/remove_error_handler`` and ``Application.process_error``, respectively.
+
+    .. warning::
+        This behavior should currently be considered an implementation detail and not as guaranteed behavior.
+"""
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4802"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = ["4803"]

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4810.KyRnffWk3ARyQFNcF88Uh3.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+documentation = """Documentation Improvements. Among other things
+
+* mention alternative package managers in README and contribution guide
+* remove ``furo-sphinx-search``
+"""
+
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4810"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = []
+
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4824"
+author_uid = "Aweryc"
+closes_threads = ["4823"]
+
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4826"
+author_uid = "harshil21"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4811.TQgVr5Sa6uDFtWXdTS5wfw.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+internal = "Bump github/codeql-action from 3.28.16 to 3.28.18"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4811"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4812.i4aqsTfCkdEs8uYNYS59si.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+internal = "Bump actions/setup-python from 5.5.0 to 5.6.0"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4812"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4813.cnbzL2eSRzj3i9NcUMFyFo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+internal = "Bump dependabot/fetch-metadata from 2.3.0 to 2.4.0"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4813"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4814.RMQVXTNywcpBQ3HkX2TuyA.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+internal = "Bump codecov/codecov-action from 5.4.2 to 5.4.3"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4814"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4815.9dLSFHFozQiAM7oCpX4NyL.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+internal = "Bump codecov/test-results-action from 1.1.0 to 1.1.1"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4815"
+author_uid = "dependabot"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4816.hhYVDfdzUgoQoMNRKkCDjb.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+internal = "Fix Typo in `TelegramObject._get_attrs`"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4816"
+author_uid = "harshil21"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4817.ZHx38jvj9zKRNZfQh9Xrpb.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+bugfixes = "Allow for pattern matching empty inline queries"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4817"
+author_uid = "locobott"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4818.3VPDqqEWEhDCrTipFY8KKU.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+bugfixes = """
+Correctly parse parameter ``allow_sending_without_reply`` in ``Message.reply_*`` when used in combination with ``do_quote=True``.
+
+.. hint::
+
+   Using ``dict`` valued input for ``do_quote`` along with passing ``allow_sending_without_reply`` is not supported and will raise an error.
+"""
+
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4818"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = ["4807"]

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4820.7bFkjLSeWKdNVhThPpVMAT.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+dependencies = "Bump ``httpx`` from ~=0.27 to >=0.27,<0.29"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4820"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = ["4819"]

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4822.DrW3tJ3KoB8kTmHtNnNEpQ.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+other = "Improve Informativeness of Network Errors Raised by ``BaseRequest.post/retrieve``"
+
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4822"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4825.R7wiTzvN37KAV656s9kfnC.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+other = "Add Python 3.14 Beta To Test Matrix. *Python 3.14 is not officially supported by PTB yet!*"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4825"
+author_uid = "harshil21"
+closes_threads = []

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4830.EZzGEAk7DiFuedKPoQMMvd.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+dependencies = "Update ``cachetools`` requirement from <6.1.0,>=5.3.3 to >=5.3.3,<6.2.0"
+
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4830"
+author_uid = "dependabot"

changes/22.2_2025-06-29/4834.oBWsiGWNMuoSXvJNom6N6A.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+other = "Bump Version to v22.2"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "4834"
+author_uid = "Bibo-Joshi"
+closes_threads = []

changes/config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+# noqa: INP001
+# pylint: disable=import-error
+"""Configuration for the chango changelog tool"""
+
+import re
+from collections.abc import Collection
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+from chango import Version
+from chango.concrete import DirectoryChanGo, DirectoryVersionScanner, HeaderVersionHistory
+from chango.concrete.sections import GitHubSectionChangeNote, Section, SectionVersionNote
+
+version_scanner = DirectoryVersionScanner(base_directory=".", unreleased_directory="unreleased")
+
+
+class ChangoSectionChangeNote(
+    GitHubSectionChangeNote.with_sections(  # type: ignore[misc]
+        [
+            Section(uid="highlights", title="Highlights", sort_order=0),
+            Section(uid="breaking", title="Breaking Changes", sort_order=1),
+            Section(uid="security", title="Security Changes", sort_order=2),
+            Section(uid="deprecations", title="Deprecations", sort_order=3),
+            Section(uid="features", title="New Features", sort_order=4),
+            Section(uid="bugfixes", title="Bug Fixes", sort_order=5),
+            Section(uid="dependencies", title="Dependencies", sort_order=6),
+            Section(uid="other", title="Other Changes", sort_order=7),
+            Section(uid="documentation", title="Documentation", sort_order=8),
+            Section(uid="internal", title="Internal Changes", sort_order=9),
+        ]
+    )
+):
+    """Custom change note type for PTB. Mainly overrides get_sections to map labels to sections"""
+
+    OWNER = "python-telegram-bot"
+    REPOSITORY = "python-telegram-bot"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_sections(
+        cls,
+        labels: Collection[str],
+        issue_types: Optional[Collection[str]],
+    ) -> set[str]:
+        """Override get_sections to have customized auto-detection of relevant sections based on
+        the pull request and linked issues. Certainly not perfect in all cases, but should be a
+        good start for most PRs.
+        """
+        combined_labels = set(labels) | (set(issue_types or []))
+
+        mapping = {
+            "🐛 bug": "bugfixes",
+            "💡 feature": "features",
+            "🧹 chore": "internal",
+            "⚙️ bot-api": "features",
+            "⚙️ documentation": "documentation",
+            "⚙️ tests": "internal",
+            "⚙️ ci-cd": "internal",
+            "⚙️ security": "security",
+            "⚙️ examples": "documentation",
+            "⚙️ type-hinting": "other",
+            "🛠 refactor": "internal",
+            "🛠 breaking": "breaking",
+            "⚙️ dependencies": "dependencies",
+            "🔗 github-actions": "internal",
+            "🛠 code-quality": "internal",
+        }
+
+        # we want to return *all* from the mapping that are in the combined_labels
+        # removing superfluous sections from the fragment is a tad easier than adding them
+        found = {section for label, section in mapping.items() if label in combined_labels}
+
+        # if we have not found any sections, we default to "other"
+        return found or {"other"}
+
+
+class CustomChango(DirectoryChanGo):
+    """Custom ChanGo class for overriding release"""
+
+    def release(self, version: Version) -> bool:
+        """replace "14.5" with version.uid except in the contrib guide
+        then call super
+        """
+        root = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "telegram"
+        python_files = root.rglob("*.py")
+        pattern = re.compile(r"NEXT\.VERSION")
+        excluded_paths = {root / "docs/source/contribute.rst"}
+        for file_path in python_files:
+            if str(file_path) in excluded_paths:
+                continue
+
+            content = file_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+            modified = pattern.sub(version.uid, content)
+
+            if content != modified:
+                file_path.write_text(modified, encoding="utf-8")
+
+        return super().release(version)
+
+
+chango_instance = CustomChango(
+    change_note_type=ChangoSectionChangeNote,
+    version_note_type=SectionVersionNote,
+    version_history_type=HeaderVersionHistory,
+    scanner=version_scanner,
+)

docs/auxil/admonition_inserter.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 #  A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
-#  Copyright (C) 2015-2023
+#  Copyright (C) 2015-2025
 #  Leandro Toledo de Souza <devs@python-telegram-bot.org>
 #
 #  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -16,17 +16,55 @@
 #  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 #  along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
 import collections.abc
+import contextlib
 import inspect
 import re
 import typing
 from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import Any, Iterator, Union
+from collections.abc import Iterator
+from socket import socket
+from types import FunctionType
+from typing import Union
+
+from apscheduler.job import Job as APSJob
 
 import telegram
+import telegram._utils.defaultvalue
+import telegram._utils.types
 import telegram.ext
+import telegram.ext._utils.types
+from tests.auxil.slots import mro_slots
+
+# Define the namespace for type resolution. This helps dealing with the internal imports that
+# we do in many places
+# The .copy() is important to avoid modifying the original namespace
+TG_NAMESPACE = vars(telegram).copy()
+TG_NAMESPACE.update(vars(telegram._utils.types))
+TG_NAMESPACE.update(vars(telegram._utils.defaultvalue))
+TG_NAMESPACE.update(vars(telegram.ext))
+TG_NAMESPACE.update(vars(telegram.ext._utils.types))
+TG_NAMESPACE.update(vars(telegram.ext._applicationbuilder))
+TG_NAMESPACE.update({"socket": socket, "APSJob": APSJob})
 
 
-def _iter_own_public_methods(cls: type) -> Iterator[tuple[str, type]]:
+class PublicMethod(typing.NamedTuple):
+    name: str
+    method: FunctionType
+
+
+def _is_inherited_method(cls: type, method_name: str) -> bool:
+    """Checks if a method is inherited from a parent class.
+    Inheritance is not considered if the parent class is private.
+    Recurses through all direcot or indirect parent classes.
+    """
+    # The [1:] slice is used to exclude the class itself from the MRO.
+    for base in cls.__mro__[1:]:
+        if method_name in base.__dict__ and not base.__name__.startswith("_"):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def _iter_own_public_methods(cls: type) -> Iterator[PublicMethod]:
     """Iterates over methods of a class that are not protected/private,
     not camelCase and not inherited from the parent class.
 
@@ -34,13 +72,15 @@ def _iter_own_public_methods(cls: type) -> Iterator[tuple[str, type]]:
 
     This function is defined outside the class because it is used to create class constants.
     """
-    return (
-        m
-        for m in inspect.getmembers(cls, predicate=inspect.isfunction)  # not .ismethod
-        if not m[0].startswith("_")
-        and m[0].islower()  # to avoid camelCase methods
-        and m[0] in cls.__dict__  # method is not inherited from parent class
-    )
+
+    # Use .isfunction() instead of .ismethod() because we want to include static methods.
+    for m in inspect.getmembers(cls, predicate=inspect.isfunction):
+        if (
+            not m[0].startswith("_")
+            and m[0].islower()  # to avoid camelCase methods
+            and not _is_inherited_method(cls, m[0])
+        ):
+            yield PublicMethod(m[0], m[1])
 
 
 class AdmonitionInserter:
@@ -57,18 +97,12 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
     start and end markers.
     """
 
-    FORWARD_REF_SKIP_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^ForwardRef\('DefaultValue\[\w+]'\)$")
-    """A pattern that will be used to skip known ForwardRef's that need not be resolved
-    to a Telegram class, e.g.:
-    ForwardRef('DefaultValue[None]')
-    ForwardRef('DefaultValue[DVValueType]')
-    """
-
-    METHOD_NAMES_FOR_BOT_AND_APPBUILDER: dict[type, str] = {
-        cls: tuple(m[0] for m in _iter_own_public_methods(cls))  # m[0] means we take only names
-        for cls in (telegram.Bot, telegram.ext.ApplicationBuilder)
+    METHOD_NAMES_FOR_BOT_APP_APPBUILDER: typing.ClassVar[dict[type, str]] = {
+        cls: tuple(m.name for m in _iter_own_public_methods(cls))
+        for cls in (telegram.Bot, telegram.ext.ApplicationBuilder, telegram.ext.Application)
     }
-    """A dictionary mapping Bot and ApplicationBuilder classes to their relevant methods that will
+    """A dictionary mapping Bot, Application & ApplicationBuilder classes to their relevant methods
+    that will
     be mentioned in 'Returned in' and 'Use in' admonitions in other classes' docstrings.
     Methods must be public, not aliases, not inherited from TelegramObject.
     """
@@ -82,13 +116,20 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
         """Dictionary with admonitions. Contains sub-dictionaries, one per admonition type.
         Each sub-dictionary matches bot methods (for "Shortcuts") or telegram classes (for other
         admonition types) to texts of admonitions, e.g.:
+
         ```
         {
-        "use_in": {<class 'telegram._chatinvitelink.ChatInviteLink'>:
-        <"Use in" admonition for ChatInviteLink>, ...},
-        "available_in": {<class 'telegram._chatinvitelink.ChatInviteLink'>:
-        <"Available in" admonition">, ...},
-        "returned_in": {...}
+            "use_in": {
+                <class 'telegram._chatinvitelink.ChatInviteLink'>:
+                    <"Use in" admonition for ChatInviteLink>,
+                ...
+            },
+            "available_in": {
+                <class 'telegram._chatinvitelink.ChatInviteLink'>:
+                    <"Available in" admonition">,
+                ...
+            },
+            "returned_in": {...}
         }
         ```
         """
@@ -127,79 +168,41 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
         # i.e. {telegram._files.sticker.Sticker: {":attr:`telegram.Message.sticker`", ...}}
         attrs_for_class = defaultdict(set)
 
-        # The following regex is supposed to capture a class name in a line like this:
-        # media (:obj:`str` | :class:`telegram.InputFile`): Audio file to send.
-        #
-        # Note that even if such typing description spans over multiple lines but each line ends
-        # with a backslash (otherwise Sphinx will throw an error)
-        # (e.g. EncryptedPassportElement.data), then Sphinx will combine these lines into a single
-        # line automatically, and it will contain no backslash (only some extra many whitespaces
-        # from the indentation).
-
-        attr_docstr_pattern = re.compile(
-            r"^\s*(?P<attr_name>[a-z_]+)"  # Any number of spaces, named group for attribute
-            r"\s?\("  # Optional whitespace, opening parenthesis
-            r".*"  # Any number of characters (that could denote a built-in type)
-            r":class:`.+`"  # Marker of a classref, class name in backticks
-            r".*\):"  # Any number of characters, closing parenthesis, colon.
-            # The ^ colon above along with parenthesis is important because it makes sure that
-            # the class is mentioned in the attribute description, not in free text.
-            r".*$",  # Any number of characters, end of string (end of line)
-            re.VERBOSE,
-        )
-
-        # for properties: there is no attr name in docstring.  Just check if there's a class name.
-        prop_docstring_pattern = re.compile(r":class:`.+`.*:")
-
-        # pattern for iterating over potentially many class names in docstring for one attribute.
-        # Tilde is optional (sometimes it is in the docstring, sometimes not).
-        single_class_name_pattern = re.compile(r":class:`~?(?P<class_name>[\w.]*)`")
-
         classes_to_inspect = inspect.getmembers(telegram, inspect.isclass) + inspect.getmembers(
             telegram.ext, inspect.isclass
         )
 
-        for class_name, inspected_class in classes_to_inspect:
+        for _class_name, inspected_class in classes_to_inspect:
             # We need to make "<class 'telegram._files.sticker.StickerSet'>" into
             # "telegram.StickerSet" because that's the way the classes are mentioned in
             # docstrings.
             name_of_inspected_class_in_docstr = self._generate_class_name_for_link(inspected_class)
 
-            # Parsing part of the docstring with attributes (parsing of properties follows later)
-            docstring_lines = inspect.getdoc(inspected_class).splitlines()
-            lines_with_attrs = []
-            for idx, line in enumerate(docstring_lines):
-                if line.strip() == "Attributes:":
-                    lines_with_attrs = docstring_lines[idx + 1 :]
-                    break
+            # Writing to dictionary: matching the class found in the type hint
+            # and its subclasses to the attribute of the class being inspected.
+            # The class in the attribute typehint (or its subclass) is the key,
+            # ReST link to attribute of the class currently being inspected is the value.
 
-            for line in lines_with_attrs:
-                line_match = attr_docstr_pattern.match(line)
-                if not line_match:
-                    continue
-
-                target_attr = line_match.group("attr_name")
-                # a typing description of one attribute can contain multiple classes
-                for match in single_class_name_pattern.finditer(line):
-                    name_of_class_in_attr = match.group("class_name")
-
-                    # Writing to dictionary: matching the class found in the docstring
-                    # and its subclasses to the attribute of the class being inspected.
-                    # The class in the attribute docstring (or its subclass) is the key,
-                    # ReST link to attribute of the class currently being inspected is the value.
-                    try:
-                        self._resolve_arg_and_add_link(
-                            arg=name_of_class_in_attr,
-                            dict_of_methods_for_class=attrs_for_class,
-                            link=f":attr:`{name_of_inspected_class_in_docstr}.{target_attr}`",
-                        )
-                    except NotImplementedError as e:
-                        raise NotImplementedError(
-                            f"Error generating Sphinx 'Available in' admonition "
-                            f"(admonition_inserter.py). Class {name_of_class_in_attr} present in "
-                            f"attribute {target_attr} of class {name_of_inspected_class_in_docstr}"
-                            f" could not be resolved. {str(e)}"
-                        )
+            # best effort - args of __init__ means not all attributes are covered, but there is no
+            # other way to get type hints of all attributes, other than doing ast parsing maybe.
+            # (Docstring parsing was discontinued with the closing of #4414)
+            type_hints = typing.get_type_hints(inspected_class.__init__, localns=TG_NAMESPACE)
+            class_attrs = [slot for slot in mro_slots(inspected_class) if not slot.startswith("_")]
+            for target_attr in class_attrs:
+                try:
+                    self._resolve_arg_and_add_link(
+                        dict_of_methods_for_class=attrs_for_class,
+                        link=f":attr:`{name_of_inspected_class_in_docstr}.{target_attr}`",
+                        type_hints={target_attr: type_hints.get(target_attr)},
+                        resolve_nested_type_vars=False,
+                    )
+                except NotImplementedError as e:
+                    raise NotImplementedError(
+                        "Error generating Sphinx 'Available in' admonition "
+                        f"(admonition_inserter.py). Class {inspected_class} present in "
+                        f"attribute {target_attr} of class {name_of_inspected_class_in_docstr}"
+                        f" could not be resolved. {e!s}"
+                    ) from e
 
             # Properties need to be parsed separately because they act like attributes but not
             # listed as attributes.
@@ -210,39 +213,29 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
                 if prop_name not in inspected_class.__dict__:
                     continue
 
-                # 1. Can't use typing.get_type_hints because double-quoted type hints
-                #    (like "Application") will throw a NameError
-                # 2. Can't use inspect.signature because return annotations of properties can be
-                #    hard to parse (like "(self) -> BD").
-                # 3. fget is used to access the actual function under the property wrapper
-                docstring = inspect.getdoc(getattr(inspected_class, prop_name).fget)
-                if docstring is None:
-                    continue
+                # fget is used to access the actual function under the property wrapper
+                type_hints = typing.get_type_hints(
+                    getattr(inspected_class, prop_name).fget, localns=TG_NAMESPACE
+                )
 
-                first_line = docstring.splitlines()[0]
-                if not prop_docstring_pattern.match(first_line):
-                    continue
-
-                for match in single_class_name_pattern.finditer(first_line):
-                    name_of_class_in_prop = match.group("class_name")
-
-                    # Writing to dictionary: matching the class found in the docstring and its
-                    # subclasses to the property of the class being inspected.
-                    # The class in the property docstring (or its subclass) is the key,
-                    # ReST link to property of the class currently being inspected is the value.
-                    try:
-                        self._resolve_arg_and_add_link(
-                            arg=name_of_class_in_prop,
-                            dict_of_methods_for_class=attrs_for_class,
-                            link=f":attr:`{name_of_inspected_class_in_docstr}.{prop_name}`",
-                        )
-                    except NotImplementedError as e:
-                        raise NotImplementedError(
-                            f"Error generating Sphinx 'Available in' admonition "
-                            f"(admonition_inserter.py). Class {name_of_class_in_prop} present in "
-                            f"property {prop_name} of class {name_of_inspected_class_in_docstr}"
-                            f" could not be resolved. {str(e)}"
-                        )
+                # Writing to dictionary: matching the class found in the docstring and its
+                # subclasses to the property of the class being inspected.
+                # The class in the property docstring (or its subclass) is the key,
+                # ReST link to property of the class currently being inspected is the value.
+                try:
+                    self._resolve_arg_and_add_link(
+                        dict_of_methods_for_class=attrs_for_class,
+                        link=f":attr:`{name_of_inspected_class_in_docstr}.{prop_name}`",
+                        type_hints={prop_name: type_hints.get("return")},
+                        resolve_nested_type_vars=False,
+                    )
+                except NotImplementedError as e:
+                    raise NotImplementedError(
+                        "Error generating Sphinx 'Available in' admonition "
+                        f"(admonition_inserter.py). Class {inspected_class} present in "
+                        f"property {prop_name} of class {name_of_inspected_class_in_docstr}"
+                        f" could not be resolved. {e!s}"
+                    ) from e
 
         return self._generate_admonitions(attrs_for_class, admonition_type="available_in")
 
@@ -250,30 +243,29 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
         """Creates a dictionary with 'Returned in' admonitions for classes that are returned
         in Bot's and ApplicationBuilder's methods.
         """
-
         # Generate a mapping of classes to ReST links to Bot methods which return it,
         # i.e. {<class 'telegram._message.Message'>: {:meth:`telegram.Bot.send_message`, ...}}
         methods_for_class = defaultdict(set)
 
-        for cls, method_names in self.METHOD_NAMES_FOR_BOT_AND_APPBUILDER.items():
+        for cls, method_names in self.METHOD_NAMES_FOR_BOT_APP_APPBUILDER.items():
             for method_name in method_names:
-                sig = inspect.signature(getattr(cls, method_name))
-                ret_annot = sig.return_annotation
-
                 method_link = self._generate_link_to_method(method_name, cls)
+                arg = getattr(cls, method_name)
+                ret_type_hint = typing.get_type_hints(arg, localns=TG_NAMESPACE)
 
                 try:
                     self._resolve_arg_and_add_link(
-                        arg=ret_annot,
                         dict_of_methods_for_class=methods_for_class,
                         link=method_link,
+                        type_hints={"return": ret_type_hint.get("return")},
+                        resolve_nested_type_vars=False,
                     )
                 except NotImplementedError as e:
                     raise NotImplementedError(
-                        f"Error generating Sphinx 'Returned in' admonition "
+                        "Error generating Sphinx 'Returned in' admonition "
                         f"(admonition_inserter.py). {cls}, method {method_name}. "
-                        f"Couldn't resolve type hint in return annotation {ret_annot}. {str(e)}"
-                    )
+                        f"Couldn't resolve type hint in return annotation {ret_type_hint}. {e!s}"
+                    ) from e
 
         return self._generate_admonitions(methods_for_class, admonition_type="returned_in")
 
@@ -298,9 +290,14 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
 
         # inspect methods of all telegram classes for return statements that indicate
         # that this given method is a shortcut for a Bot method
-        for class_name, cls in inspect.getmembers(telegram, predicate=inspect.isclass):
-            # no need to inspect Bot's own methods, as Bot can't have shortcuts in Bot
+        for _class_name, cls in inspect.getmembers(telegram, predicate=inspect.isclass):
+            if not cls.__module__.startswith("telegram"):
+                # For some reason inspect.getmembers() also yields some classes that are
+                # imported in the namespace but not part of the telegram module.
+                continue
+
             if cls is telegram.Bot:
+                # no need to inspect Bot's own methods, as Bot can't have shortcuts in Bot
                 continue
 
             for method_name, method in _iter_own_public_methods(cls):
@@ -310,9 +307,7 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
                         continue
 
                     bot_method = getattr(telegram.Bot, bot_method_match.group())
-
                     link_to_shortcut_method = self._generate_link_to_method(method_name, cls)
-
                     shortcuts_for_bot_method[bot_method].add(link_to_shortcut_method)
 
         return self._generate_admonitions(shortcuts_for_bot_method, admonition_type="shortcuts")
@@ -327,26 +322,24 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
         # {:meth:`telegram.Bot.answer_inline_query`, ...}}
         methods_for_class = defaultdict(set)
 
-        for cls, method_names in self.METHOD_NAMES_FOR_BOT_AND_APPBUILDER.items():
+        for cls, method_names in self.METHOD_NAMES_FOR_BOT_APP_APPBUILDER.items():
             for method_name in method_names:
                 method_link = self._generate_link_to_method(method_name, cls)
 
-                sig = inspect.signature(getattr(cls, method_name))
-                parameters = sig.parameters
-
-                for param in parameters.values():
-                    try:
-                        self._resolve_arg_and_add_link(
-                            arg=param.annotation,
-                            dict_of_methods_for_class=methods_for_class,
-                            link=method_link,
-                        )
-                    except NotImplementedError as e:
-                        raise NotImplementedError(
-                            f"Error generating Sphinx 'Use in' admonition "
-                            f"(admonition_inserter.py). {cls}, method {method_name}, parameter "
-                            f"{param}: Couldn't resolve type hint {param.annotation}. {str(e)}"
-                        )
+                arg = getattr(cls, method_name)
+                param_type_hints = typing.get_type_hints(arg, localns=TG_NAMESPACE)
+                param_type_hints.pop("return", None)
+                try:
+                    self._resolve_arg_and_add_link(
+                        dict_of_methods_for_class=methods_for_class,
+                        link=method_link,
+                        type_hints=param_type_hints,
+                    )
+                except NotImplementedError as e:
+                    raise NotImplementedError(
+                        "Error generating Sphinx 'Use in' admonition "
+                        f"(admonition_inserter.py). {cls}, method {method_name}, parameter "
+                    ) from e
 
         return self._generate_admonitions(methods_for_class, admonition_type="use_in")
 
@@ -360,17 +353,20 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
         If no key phrases are found, the admonition will be inserted at the very end.
         """
         for idx, value in list(enumerate(lines)):
-            if (
-                value.startswith(".. seealso:")
-                # The docstring contains heading "Examples:", but Sphinx will have it converted
-                # to ".. admonition: Examples":
-                or value.startswith(".. admonition:: Examples")
-                or value.startswith(".. version")
-                # The space after ":param" is important because docstring can contain ":paramref:"
-                # in its plain text in the beginning of a line (e.g. ExtBot):
-                or value.startswith(":param ")
-                # some classes (like "Credentials") have no params, so insert before attrs:
-                or value.startswith(".. attribute::")
+            if value.startswith(
+                (
+                    # ".. seealso:",
+                    # The docstring contains heading "Examples:", but Sphinx will have it converted
+                    # to ".. admonition: Examples":
+                    ".. admonition:: Examples",
+                    ".. version",
+                    "Args:",
+                    # The space after ":param" is important because docstring can contain
+                    # ":paramref:" in its plain text in the beginning of a line (e.g. ExtBot):
+                    ":param ",
+                    # some classes (like "Credentials") have no params, so insert before attrs:
+                    ".. attribute::",
+                )
             ):
                 return idx
         return len(lines) - 1
@@ -412,7 +408,7 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
                 # so its page needs no admonitions.
                 continue
 
-            attrs = sorted(attrs)
+            sorted_attrs = sorted(attrs)
 
             # e.g. for admonition type "use_in" the title will be "Use in" and CSS class "use-in".
             admonition = f"""
@@ -420,11 +416,11 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
 .. admonition:: {admonition_type.title().replace("_", " ")}
     :class: {admonition_type.replace("_", "-")}
     """
-            if len(attrs) > 1:
-                for target_attr in attrs:
+            if len(sorted_attrs) > 1:
+                for target_attr in sorted_attrs:
                     admonition += "\n    * " + target_attr
             else:
-                admonition += f"\n    {attrs[0]}"
+                admonition += f"\n    {sorted_attrs[0]}"
 
             admonition += "\n    "  # otherwise an unexpected unindent warning will be issued
             admonition_for_class[cls] = admonition
@@ -432,12 +428,12 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
         return admonition_for_class
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _generate_class_name_for_link(cls: type) -> str:
+    def _generate_class_name_for_link(cls_: type) -> str:
         """Generates class name that can be used in a ReST link."""
 
         # Check for potential presence of ".ext.", we will need to keep it.
-        ext = ".ext" if ".ext." in str(cls) else ""
-        return f"telegram{ext}.{cls.__name__}"
+        ext = ".ext" if ".ext." in str(cls_) else ""
+        return f"telegram{ext}.{cls_.__name__}"
 
     def _generate_link_to_method(self, method_name: str, cls: type) -> str:
         """Generates a ReST link to a method of a telegram class."""
@@ -445,19 +441,22 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
         return f":meth:`{self._generate_class_name_for_link(cls)}.{method_name}`"
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _iter_subclasses(cls: type) -> Iterator:
+    def _iter_subclasses(cls_: type) -> Iterator:
+        if not hasattr(cls_, "__subclasses__") or cls_ is telegram.TelegramObject:
+            return iter([])
         return (
             # exclude private classes
             c
-            for c in cls.__subclasses__()
+            for c in cls_.__subclasses__()
             if not str(c).split(".")[-1].startswith("_")
         )
 
     def _resolve_arg_and_add_link(
         self,
-        arg: Any,
         dict_of_methods_for_class: defaultdict,
         link: str,
+        type_hints: dict[str, type],
+        resolve_nested_type_vars: bool = True,
     ) -> None:
         """A helper method. Tries to resolve the arg into a valid class. In case of success,
         adds the link (to a method, attribute, or property) for that class' and its subclasses'
@@ -465,7 +464,9 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
 
         **Modifies dictionary in place.**
         """
-        for cls in self._resolve_arg(arg):
+        type_hints.pop("self", None)
+
+        for cls in self._resolve_arg(type_hints, resolve_nested_type_vars):
             # When trying to resolve an argument from args or return annotation,
             # the method _resolve_arg returns None if nothing could be resolved.
             # Also, if class was resolved correctly, "telegram" will definitely be in its str().
@@ -477,84 +478,67 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
             for subclass in self._iter_subclasses(cls):
                 dict_of_methods_for_class[subclass].add(link)
 
-    def _resolve_arg(self, arg: Any) -> Iterator[Union[type, None]]:
+    def _resolve_arg(
+        self,
+        type_hints: dict[str, type],
+        resolve_nested_type_vars: bool,
+    ) -> list[type]:
         """Analyzes an argument of a method and recursively yields classes that the argument
         or its sub-arguments (in cases like Union[...]) belong to, if they can be resolved to
         telegram or telegram.ext classes.
 
+        Args:
+            type_hints: A dictionary of argument names and their types.
+            resolve_nested_type_vars: If True, nested type variables (like Application[BT, …])
+                will be resolved to their actual classes. If False, only the outermost type
+                variable will be resolved. *Only* affects ptb classes, not built-in types.
+                Useful for checking the return type of methods, where nested type variables
+                are not really useful.
+
         Raises `NotImplementedError`.
         """
 
-        origin = typing.get_origin(arg)
+        def _is_ptb_class(cls: type) -> bool:
+            if not hasattr(cls, "__module__"):
+                return False
+            return cls.__module__.startswith("telegram")
 
-        if (
-            origin in (collections.abc.Callable, typing.IO)
-            or arg is None
-            # no other check available (by type or origin) for these:
-            or str(type(arg)) in ("<class 'typing._SpecialForm'>", "<class 'ellipsis'>")
-        ):
-            pass
+        # will be edited in place
+        telegram_classes = set()
 
-        # RECURSIVE CALLS
-        # for cases like Union[Sequence....
-        elif origin in (
-            Union,
-            collections.abc.Coroutine,
-            collections.abc.Sequence,
-        ):
-            for sub_arg in typing.get_args(arg):
-                yield from self._resolve_arg(sub_arg)
+        def recurse_type(type_, is_recursed_from_ptb_class: bool):
+            next_is_recursed_from_ptb_class = is_recursed_from_ptb_class or _is_ptb_class(type_)
 
-        elif isinstance(arg, typing.TypeVar):
-            # gets access to the "bound=..." parameter
-            yield from self._resolve_arg(arg.__bound__)
-        # END RECURSIVE CALLS
+            if hasattr(type_, "__origin__"):  # For generic types like Union, List, etc.
+                # Make sure it's not a telegram.ext generic type (e.g. ContextTypes[...])
+                org = typing.get_origin(type_)
+                if "telegram.ext" in str(org):
+                    telegram_classes.add(org)
 
-        elif isinstance(arg, typing.ForwardRef):
-            m = self.FORWARD_REF_PATTERN.match(str(arg))
-            # We're sure it's a ForwardRef, so, unless it belongs to known exceptions,
-            # the class must be resolved.
-            # If it isn't resolved, we'll have the program throw an exception to be sure.
-            try:
-                cls = self._resolve_class(m.group("class_name"))
-            except AttributeError:
-                # skip known ForwardRef's that need not be resolved to a Telegram class
-                if self.FORWARD_REF_SKIP_PATTERN.match(str(arg)):
-                    pass
-                else:
-                    raise NotImplementedError(f"Could not process ForwardRef: {arg}")
-            else:
-                yield cls
+                args = typing.get_args(type_)
+                for arg in args:
+                    recurse_type(arg, next_is_recursed_from_ptb_class)
+            elif isinstance(type_, typing.TypeVar) and (
+                resolve_nested_type_vars or not is_recursed_from_ptb_class
+            ):
+                # gets access to the "bound=..." parameter
+                recurse_type(type_.__bound__, next_is_recursed_from_ptb_class)
+            elif inspect.isclass(type_) and "telegram" in inspect.getmodule(type_).__name__:
+                telegram_classes.add(type_)
+            elif isinstance(type_, typing.ForwardRef):
+                # Resolving ForwardRef is not easy. https://peps.python.org/pep-0749/ will
+                # hopefully make it better by introducing typing.resolve_forward_ref() in py3.14
+                # but that's not there yet
+                # So for now we fall back to a best effort approach of guessing if the class is
+                # available in tg or tg.ext
+                with contextlib.suppress(AttributeError):
+                    telegram_classes.add(self._resolve_class(type_.__forward_arg__))
 
-        # For custom generics like telegram.ext._application.Application[~BT, ~CCT, ~UD...].
-        # This must come before the check for isinstance(type) because GenericAlias can also be
-        # recognized as type if it belongs to <class 'types.GenericAlias'>.
-        elif str(type(arg)) in ("<class 'typing._GenericAlias'>", "<class 'types.GenericAlias'>"):
-            if "telegram" in str(arg):
-                # get_origin() of telegram.ext._application.Application[~BT, ~CCT, ~UD...]
-                # will produce <class 'telegram.ext._application.Application'>
-                yield origin
+        for type_hint in type_hints.values():
+            if type_hint is not None:
+                recurse_type(type_hint, False)
 
-        elif isinstance(arg, type):
-            if "telegram" in str(arg):
-                yield arg
-
-        # For some reason "InlineQueryResult", "InputMedia" & some others are currently not
-        # recognized as ForwardRefs and are identified as plain strings.
-        elif isinstance(arg, str):
-            # args like "ApplicationBuilder[BT, CCT, UD, CD, BD, JQ]" can be recognized as strings.
-            # Remove whatever is in the square brackets because it doesn't need to be parsed.
-            arg = re.sub(r"\[.+]", "", arg)
-
-            cls = self._resolve_class(arg)
-            # Here we don't want an exception to be thrown since we're not sure it's ForwardRef
-            if cls is not None:
-                yield cls
-
-        else:
-            raise NotImplementedError(
-                f"Cannot process argument {arg} of type {type(arg)} (origin {origin})"
-            )
+        return list(telegram_classes)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _resolve_class(name: str) -> Union[type, None]:
@@ -574,16 +558,15 @@ class AdmonitionInserter:
             f"telegram.ext.{name}",
             f"telegram.ext.filters.{name}",
         ):
-            try:
-                return eval(option)
             # NameError will be raised if trying to eval just name and it doesn't work, e.g.
             # "Name 'ApplicationBuilder' is not defined".
             # AttributeError will be raised if trying to e.g. eval f"telegram.{name}" when the
             # class denoted by `name` actually belongs to `telegram.ext`:
             # "module 'telegram' has no attribute 'ApplicationBuilder'".
             # If neither option works, this is not a PTB class.
-            except (NameError, AttributeError):
-                continue
+            with contextlib.suppress(NameError, AttributeError):
+                return eval(option)
+        return None
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

docs/auxil/kwargs_insertion.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 #  A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
-#  Copyright (C) 2015-2023
+#  Copyright (C) 2015-2025
 #  Leandro Toledo de Souza <devs@python-telegram-bot.org>
 #
 #  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -18,49 +18,78 @@
 import inspect
 
 keyword_args = [
-    ":keyword _sphinx_paramlinks_telegram.Bot.{method}.read_timeout: Value to pass to "
-    ":paramref:`telegram.request.BaseRequest.post.read_timeout`. Defaults to {read_timeout}.",
-    ":kwtype _sphinx_paramlinks_telegram.Bot.{method}.read_timeout: {read_timeout_type}, optional",
-    ":keyword _sphinx_paramlinks_telegram.Bot.{method}.write_timeout: Value to pass to "
-    ":paramref:`telegram.request.BaseRequest.post.write_timeout`. Defaults to {write_timeout}.",
-    ":kwtype _sphinx_paramlinks_telegram.Bot.{method}.write_timeout: :obj:`float` | :obj:`None`, "
-    "optional",
-    ":keyword _sphinx_paramlinks_telegram.Bot.{method}.connect_timeout: Value to pass to "
-    ":paramref:`telegram.request.BaseRequest.post.connect_timeout`. Defaults to "
-    ":attr:`~telegram.request.BaseRequest.DEFAULT_NONE`.",
-    ":kwtype _sphinx_paramlinks_telegram.Bot.{method}.connect_timeout: :obj:`float` | "
-    ":obj:`None`, optional",
-    ":keyword _sphinx_paramlinks_telegram.Bot.{method}.pool_timeout: Value to pass to "
-    ":paramref:`telegram.request.BaseRequest.post.pool_timeout`. Defaults to "
-    ":attr:`~telegram.request.BaseRequest.DEFAULT_NONE`.",
-    ":kwtype _sphinx_paramlinks_telegram.Bot.{method}.pool_timeout: :obj:`float` | :obj:`None`, "
-    "optional",
-    ":keyword _sphinx_paramlinks_telegram.Bot.{method}.api_kwargs: Arbitrary keyword arguments "
-    "to be passed to the Telegram API.",
-    ":kwtype _sphinx_paramlinks_telegram.Bot.{method}.api_kwargs: :obj:`dict`, optional",
+    "Keyword Arguments:",
+    (
+        "    read_timeout (:obj:`float` | :obj:`None`, optional): Value to pass to "
+        "        :paramref:`telegram.request.BaseRequest.post.read_timeout`. Defaults to "
+        "        :attr:`~telegram.request.BaseRequest.DEFAULT_NONE`. "
+    ),
+    (
+        "    write_timeout (:obj:`float` | :obj:`None`, optional): Value to pass to "
+        "        :paramref:`telegram.request.BaseRequest.post.write_timeout`. Defaults to "
+        "        :attr:`~telegram.request.BaseRequest.DEFAULT_NONE`."
+    ),
+    (
+        "    connect_timeout (:obj:`float` | :obj:`None`, optional): Value to pass to "
+        "        :paramref:`telegram.request.BaseRequest.post.connect_timeout`. Defaults to "
+        "        :attr:`~telegram.request.BaseRequest.DEFAULT_NONE`."
+    ),
+    (
+        "    pool_timeout (:obj:`float` | :obj:`None`, optional): Value to pass to "
+        "        :paramref:`telegram.request.BaseRequest.post.pool_timeout`. Defaults to "
+        "        :attr:`~telegram.request.BaseRequest.DEFAULT_NONE`."
+    ),
+    (
+        "    api_kwargs (:obj:`dict`, optional): Arbitrary keyword arguments"
+        "        to be passed to the Telegram API. See :meth:`~telegram.Bot.do_api_request` for"
+        "        limitations."
+    ),
     "",
 ]
-write_timeout_sub = [":attr:`~telegram.request.BaseRequest.DEFAULT_NONE`", "``20``"]
-read_timeout_sub = [
-    ":attr:`~telegram.request.BaseRequest.DEFAULT_NONE`.",
-    "``2``. :paramref:`timeout` will be added to this value",
+
+media_write_timeout_change_methods = [
+    "add_sticker_to_set",
+    "create_new_sticker_set",
+    "send_animation",
+    "send_audio",
+    "send_document",
+    "send_media_group",
+    "send_photo",
+    "send_sticker",
+    "send_video",
+    "send_video_note",
+    "send_voice",
+    "set_chat_photo",
+    "upload_sticker_file",
+]
+media_write_timeout_change = [
+    "    write_timeout (:obj:`float` | :obj:`None`, optional): Value to pass to "
+    "        :paramref:`telegram.request.BaseRequest.post.write_timeout`. By default, ``20`` "
+    "        seconds are used as write timeout."
+    "",
+    "",
+    "       .. versionchanged:: 22.0",
+    "           The default value changed to "
+    "           :attr:`~telegram.request.BaseRequest.DEFAULT_NONE`.",
+    "",
+    "",
+]
+get_updates_read_timeout_addition = [
+    "        :paramref:`timeout` will be added to this value.",
+    "",
+    "",
+    "        .. versionchanged:: 20.7",
+    "           Defaults to :attr:`~telegram.request.BaseRequest.DEFAULT_NONE` instead of ",
+    "           ``2``.",
 ]
-read_timeout_type = [":obj:`float` | :obj:`None`", ":obj:`float`"]
 
 
 def find_insert_pos_for_kwargs(lines: list[str]) -> int:
     """Finds the correct position to insert the keyword arguments and returns the index."""
     for idx, value in reversed(list(enumerate(lines))):  # reversed since :returns: is at the end
-        if value.startswith(":returns:"):
+        if value.startswith("Returns"):
             return idx
-    else:
-        return False
-
-
-def is_write_timeout_20(obj: object) -> int:
-    """inspects the default value of write_timeout parameter of the bot method."""
-    sig = inspect.signature(obj)
-    return 1 if (sig.parameters["write_timeout"].default == 20) else 0
+    return False
 
 
 def check_timeout_and_api_kwargs_presence(obj: object) -> int:

docs/auxil/link_code.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 #  A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
-#  Copyright (C) 2015-2023
+#  Copyright (C) 2015-2025
 #  Leandro Toledo de Souza <devs@python-telegram-bot.org>
 #
 #  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ to link to the correct files & lines on github. Can be simplified once
 https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/1556 is closed
 """
 import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from sphinx.util import logging
 
@@ -30,13 +31,13 @@ sphinx_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # must be a module-level variable so that it can be written to by the `autodoc-process-docstring`
 # event handler in `sphinx_hooks.py`
-LINE_NUMBERS = {}
+LINE_NUMBERS: dict[str, tuple[Path, int, int]] = {}
 
 
 def _git_branch() -> str:
     """Get's the current git sha if available or fall back to `master`"""
     try:
-        output = subprocess.check_output(  # skipcq: BAN-B607
+        output = subprocess.check_output(
             ["git", "describe", "--tags", "--always"], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT
         )
         return output.decode().strip()
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ git_branch = _git_branch()
 base_url = "https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/blob/"
 
 
-def linkcode_resolve(_, info):
+def linkcode_resolve(_, info) -> str:
     """See www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/extensions/linkcode.html"""
     combined = ".".join((info["module"], info["fullname"]))
     # special casing for ExtBot which is due to the special structure of extbot.rst
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ def linkcode_resolve(_, info):
         line_info = LINE_NUMBERS.get(info["module"])
 
     if not line_info:
-        return
+        return None
 
     file, start_line, end_line = line_info
     return f"{base_url}{git_branch}/{file}#L{start_line}-L{end_line}"

docs/auxil/sphinx_hooks.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 #  A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
-#  Copyright (C) 2015-2023
+#  Copyright (C) 2015-2025
 #  Leandro Toledo de Souza <devs@python-telegram-bot.org>
 #
 #  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 #
 #  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 #  along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
-import collections.abc
+import contextlib
 import inspect
 import re
 import typing
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from sphinx.application import Sphinx
 
@@ -29,14 +30,17 @@ from docs.auxil.admonition_inserter import AdmonitionInserter
 from docs.auxil.kwargs_insertion import (
     check_timeout_and_api_kwargs_presence,
     find_insert_pos_for_kwargs,
-    is_write_timeout_20,
+    get_updates_read_timeout_addition,
     keyword_args,
-    read_timeout_sub,
-    read_timeout_type,
-    write_timeout_sub,
+    media_write_timeout_change,
+    media_write_timeout_change_methods,
 )
 from docs.auxil.link_code import LINE_NUMBERS
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import collections.abc
+
+
 ADMONITION_INSERTER = AdmonitionInserter()
 
 # Some base classes are implementation detail
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ PRIVATE_BASE_CLASSES = {
     "_BaseThumbedMedium": "TelegramObject",
     "_BaseMedium": "TelegramObject",
     "_CredentialsBase": "TelegramObject",
+    "_ChatBase": "TelegramObject",
 }
 
 
@@ -68,9 +73,9 @@ def autodoc_skip_member(app, what, name, obj, skip, options):
                     return True
                 break
 
-    if name == "filter" and obj.__module__ == "telegram.ext.filters":
-        if not included_in_obj:
-            return True  # return True to exclude from docs.
+    if name == "filter" and obj.__module__ == "telegram.ext.filters" and not included_in_obj:
+        return True  # return True to exclude from docs.
+    return None
 
 
 def autodoc_process_docstring(
@@ -107,22 +112,27 @@ def autodoc_process_docstring(
                 f"Couldn't find the correct position to insert the keyword args for {obj}."
             )
 
-        long_write_timeout = is_write_timeout_20(obj)
-        get_updates_sub = 1 if (method_name == "get_updates") else 0
+        get_updates: bool = method_name == "get_updates"
         # The below can be done in 1 line with itertools.chain, but this must be modified in-place
+        insert_idx = insert_index
         for i in range(insert_index, insert_index + len(keyword_args)):
-            lines.insert(
-                i,
-                keyword_args[i - insert_index].format(
-                    method=method_name,
-                    write_timeout=write_timeout_sub[long_write_timeout],
-                    read_timeout=read_timeout_sub[get_updates_sub],
-                    read_timeout_type=read_timeout_type[get_updates_sub],
-                ),
-            )
+            to_insert = keyword_args[i - insert_index]
+
+            if (
+                "post.write_timeout`. Defaults to" in to_insert
+                and method_name in media_write_timeout_change_methods
+            ):
+                effective_insert: list[str] = media_write_timeout_change
+            elif get_updates and to_insert.lstrip().startswith("read_timeout"):
+                effective_insert = [to_insert, *get_updates_read_timeout_addition]
+            else:
+                effective_insert = [to_insert]
+
+            lines[insert_idx:insert_idx] = effective_insert
+            insert_idx += len(effective_insert)
 
         ADMONITION_INSERTER.insert_admonitions(
-            obj=typing.cast(collections.abc.Callable, obj),
+            obj=typing.cast("collections.abc.Callable", obj),
             docstring_lines=lines,
         )
 
@@ -130,7 +140,7 @@ def autodoc_process_docstring(
     # (where applicable)
     if what == "class":
         ADMONITION_INSERTER.insert_admonitions(
-            obj=typing.cast(type, obj),  # since "what" == class, we know it's not just object
+            obj=typing.cast("type", obj),  # since "what" == class, we know it's not just object
             docstring_lines=lines,
         )
 
@@ -148,13 +158,11 @@ def autodoc_process_docstring(
     if isinstance(obj, telegram.ext.filters.BaseFilter):
         obj = obj.__class__
 
-    try:
+    with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
         source_lines, start_line = inspect.getsourcelines(obj)
         end_line = start_line + len(source_lines)
         file = Path(inspect.getsourcefile(obj)).relative_to(FILE_ROOT)
         LINE_NUMBERS[name] = (file, start_line, end_line)
-    except Exception:
-        pass
 
     # Since we don't document the `__init__`, we call this manually to have it available for
     # attributes -- see the note above
@@ -162,11 +170,11 @@ def autodoc_process_docstring(
         autodoc_process_docstring(app, "method", f"{name}.__init__", obj.__init__, options, lines)
 
 
-def autodoc_process_bases(app, name, obj, option, bases: list):
+def autodoc_process_bases(app, name, obj, option, bases: list) -> None:
     """Here we fine tune how the base class's classes are displayed."""
-    for idx, base in enumerate(bases):
+    for idx, raw_base in enumerate(bases):
         # let's use a string representation of the object
-        base = str(base)
+        base = str(raw_base)
 
         # Special case for abstract context managers which are wrongly resoled for some reason
         if base.startswith("typing.AbstractAsyncContextManager"):
@@ -183,14 +191,21 @@ def autodoc_process_bases(app, name, obj, option, bases: list):
             bases[idx] = ":class:`enum.IntEnum`"
             continue
 
+        if "FloatEnum" in base:
+            bases[idx] = ":class:`enum.Enum`"
+            bases.insert(0, ":class:`float`")
+            continue
+
         # Drop generics (at least for now)
         if base.endswith("]"):
             base = base.split("[", maxsplit=1)[0]
             bases[idx] = f":class:`{base}`"
 
         # Now convert `telegram._message.Message` to `telegram.Message` etc
-        match = re.search(pattern=r"(telegram(\.ext|))\.[_\w\.]+", string=base)
-        if not match or "_utils" in base:
+        if (
+            not (match := re.search(pattern=r"(telegram(\.ext|))\.[_\w\.]+", string=base))
+            or "_utils" in base
+        ):
             continue
 
         parts = match.group(0).split(".")

docs/auxil/tg_const_role.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 #  A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
-#  Copyright (C) 2015-2023
+#  Copyright (C) 2015-2025
 #  Leandro Toledo de Souza <devs@python-telegram-bot.org>
 #
 #  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #
 #  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
 #  along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
+import datetime as dtm
 from enum import Enum
 
 from docutils.nodes import Element
@@ -71,16 +72,22 @@ class TGConstXRefRole(PyXRefRole):
             if isinstance(value, tuple) and target in (
                 "telegram.constants.BOT_API_VERSION_INFO",
                 "telegram.__version_info__",
+            ):
+                return str(value), target
+            if (
+                isinstance(value, dtm.datetime)
+                and value == telegram.constants.ZERO_DATE
+                and target in ("telegram.constants.ZERO_DATE",)
             ):
                 return repr(value), target
             sphinx_logger.warning(
-                f"%s:%d: WARNING: Did not convert reference %s. :{CONSTANTS_ROLE}: is not supposed"
+                "%s:%d: WARNING: Did not convert reference %s. :%s: is not supposed"
                 " to be used with this type of target.",
                 refnode.source,
                 refnode.line,
                 refnode.rawsource,
+                CONSTANTS_ROLE,
             )
-            return title, target
         except Exception as exc:
             sphinx_logger.exception(
                 "%s:%d: WARNING: Did not convert reference %s due to an exception.",
@@ -90,3 +97,5 @@ class TGConstXRefRole(PyXRefRole):
                 exc_info=exc,
             )
             return title, target
+        else:
+            return title, target

docs/requirements-docs.txt

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-sphinx==6.1.3
-sphinx-pypi-upload
-furo==2023.3.27
-git+https://github.com/harshil21/furo-sphinx-search@01efc7be422d7dc02390aab9be68d6f5ce1a5618#egg=furo-sphinx-search
-sphinx-paramlinks==0.5.4
-sphinxcontrib-mermaid==0.8.1
-sphinx-copybutton==0.5.2

docs/source/_static/style_admonitions.css

@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@
 }
 .admonition.returned-in > ul, .admonition.available-in > ul, .admonition.use-in > ul, .admonition.shortcuts > ul {
   max-height: 200px;
-  overflow-y: scroll;
+  overflow-y: auto;
 }

docs/source/changelog.rst

@@ -1 +1,9 @@
-.. include:: ../../CHANGES.rst
+.. _ptb-changelog:
+
+=========
+Changelog
+=========
+
+.. chango::
+
+.. include:: ../../changes/LEGACY.rst