meowbox 2.5

MeowBox — Permanent file hosting uploader (sync & async)

meowbox

permanent file hosting — files never expire. by badmunda · github

a python library for uploading files to meowbox. supports both sync and async out of the box.

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install

pip install meowbox

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how to use

basic sync upload

from meowbox import upload

urls = upload("photo.jpg")
print(urls[0])
# https://files.tgvibes.online/AbCdEfGh.jpg

async upload

from meowbox import upload_async

urls = await upload_async("photo.jpg")
print(urls[0])

class-based usage

from meowbox import MeowBox

mb = MeowBox()

# sync
urls = mb.upload("photo.jpg")

# async
urls = await mb.upload_async("photo.jpg")

upload multiple files

from meowbox import upload

urls = upload(["file1.jpg", "file2.mp4", "file3.pdf"])
for url in urls:
    print(url)

upload from a file object

from meowbox import upload_async

path = await message.download()
urls = await upload_async(path)
await message.reply(urls[0])

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telegram bot example

from meowbox import upload_async
import os

async def upload_handler(message):
    if not message.reply_to_message or not message.reply_to_message.media:
        await message.reply("reply to a file!")
        return

    path = await message.reply_to_message.download()
    try:
        urls = await upload_async(path)
        await message.reply(f"✅ {urls[0]}")
    except Exception as e:
        await message.reply(f"❌ upload failed: {e}")
    finally:
        if os.path.exists(path):
            os.remove(path)

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error handling

exception	when
UploadError	upload failed (server error)
RateLimitError	too many requests
MeowBoxException	base exception class

from meowbox import upload
from meowbox.exceptions import UploadError, RateLimitError

try:
    urls = upload("file.jpg")
except RateLimitError as e:
    print(f"slow down! retry after {e.retry_after}s")
except UploadError as e:
    print(f"upload failed: {e}")

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api reference

method	description
upload(f, base_url=...)	sync upload — accepts path, file object, or list
upload_async(f, base_url=...)	async upload using httpx
MeowBox(base_url=...)	class with .upload() and .upload_async() methods

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