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def celebrate(bot, update): for i in range(30, 0, -1): bot.send_message(chat_id=update.message.chat_id, text=str(i)) time.sleep(1) bot.send_message(chat_id=update.message.chat_id, text="Happy new year! :D\nNow time: " + datetime.datetime.now()) dispatcher.add_handler(CommandHandler('celebrate', celebrate)) updater.start_polling()