I hate Skype. So much. Words can't even describe. It's slow, it's bloated, people keep telling me to get on Skype, I keep telling them to get on IRC, but I never thought there was a way to bridge the two. But there is. And it's super simple. All you need is a VPS. Windows or Linux, doesn't matter, but I'm using Linux. Python is cross-platform and I tested the bot on Windows, so I can help out if you can't get this working there. irc.esper.net #blha303
- Install Python 2.7.*. I use 2.7.3 because it's installed by default in Ubuntu, among other reasons.
- Get pip or setuptools and install
Skype4Py
andirc
. - Get the script, the other file in this gist. (If you're not using X11 [for instance, if you're using Windows], remove Transport='x11' from near the bottom of the file. Not the whole line, just those exact characters.)
- See the ROOM variable on line 8? Know how to set that? Well, let's go.
- This script lists all open chats, which includes both P2P and grou