Stupid-simple message sending to discord via webhook in 6 (really 3) lines of python

python_discord_6_lines.py

import requests
# Also see: https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/228383668-Intro-to-Webhooks

USERNAME = "Python Notifier"
WEBHOOK_URL = ""

def send_alert(contents: str):
    data = {"content": contents, "username": USERNAME}
    try:
        requests.post(WEBHOOK_URL, json=data)
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error sending alert: {e}")