How to resolve the following error in discord.py: "TypeError BotBase.__init__() missing one keyword-only argument: 'intents'"

Question

I am using the following code to run my discord bot:

bot=commands.Bot(command_prefix="!")

However, when trying to run it in vscode, I get the following error:

Exception has occurred: TypeError BotBase.__init__() missing one keyword-only argument: 'intents' 

What does this error mean, and how can I resolve it?

Answer 1

Intents is a change done by the Discord API. You need to subscribe to these in order to get access to some gateway events. You can do:

intents=discord.Intents.default() 

to make your bot subscribe to basic intents. More information on intents: click here.