Mostly code style changes

example.py

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 # © 2018 by luk3yx
 #
 
-import sys
-from miniirc import IRC
+import miniirc, sys
+assert miniirc.ver >= (1,4,0), 'This bot requires miniirc >= v1.4.0.'
 
 # Variables
 nick     = 'miniirc-test' + str(hash('.'))[1:4] # Make a unique(-ish) nickname
@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ irc = IRC(ip, port, nick, channels, ident = ident, realname = realname,
 
 # Handle normal messages
 # This could probably be better than a large if/else statement.
-@irc.Handler('PRIVMSG')
+@irc.Handler('PRIVMSG', colon=False)
 def handle_privmsg(irc, hostmask, args):
     channel = args[0]
-    text = args[-1][1:].split(' ')
+    text = args[-1].split(' ')
     cmd = text[0].lower()
     # Unprefixed commands here
-    if cmd.startswith("meep"):
-        irc.msg(channel, "Meep™!")
+    if cmd.startswith('meep'):
+        irc.msg(channel, '\u200bMeep!')
     elif cmd.startswith(prefix):
         # Prefixed commands
-        cmd = cmd[1:]
+        cmd = cmd[len(prefix):]
         if cmd == 'yay':
             irc.msg(channel, '\u200bYay!')
         elif cmd == 'rev':
@@ -54,4 +54,5 @@ def handle_privmsg(irc, hostmask, args):
                 'I am {}, an example miniirc bot.'.format(irc.nick))
 
 # Connect
+if __name__ == '__main__':
     irc.connect()

stdinbot.py

@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@ def handle_stdin(irc, hostmask, args):
         irc.msg(channels[0], line)
         time.sleep(interval)
 
+if __name__ == '__main__':
     irc.connect()