{"repo":"zvizr/pingram","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/zvizr/pingram","clone":"git clone https://github.com/zvizr/pingram.git","description":"Python Telegram notifier with a simple .send() API.","language":"Python","stars":19,"topics":["alerting","alternative","automation","bot","httpx","lightweight","messaging","messaging-library","minimal","notifications"],"license":"MIT","category":"chat-messaging","readme_excerpt":"Pingram Send Telegram messages with one line of Python. No webhooks. No bloat. Just pings. Pingram is an ultra-lightweight Python wrapper for sending outbound Telegram messages via your bot. It's designed as a cost-free alternative to email and SMS, focused on one-way \"ping\"-style messaging — ideal for alerts, reports, logs, and automated notifications. Looking for a minimal alternative to python-telegram-bot ? Pingram avoids the event loop, handlers, and 7.8MB install size, focusing solely on outbound pings with just one method per use case. --- Lightweight by Design Pingram prioritizes size, speed, and clarity. Designed to be imported and deployed instantly. Package Size -------------------------- ------------- Pingram (core) 20 KB Pingram + AsyncPingram 21 KB Pingram + httpx 800 KB python-telegram-bot 7.8 MB Result: - Pingram is over 9× smaller than PTB even with httpx included. - Pingram core is 390× smaller than PTB alone. - That's a 90% reduction with dependencies, and 99.7% without. Perfect for: - Minimal Docker containers - Constrained environments - Clean, single-purpose automation Features - Send messages, photos, documents, audio, and video - Direct method calls: bot.message() , bot.send photo() , etc. - Sync and async clients — Pingram (sync) + AsyncPingram (async) with identical APIs - Minimalistic architecture, no listeners or webhooks - Built on httpx (sync + async) - Retries with backoff on transient failures (429, 5xx, network errors) - Typed exception hierar","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/zvizr","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/zvizr/pingram/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}