main.py

import traceback
from os import listdir
import discord, asyncio
import lib.rpc_json as rpc_json
from discord.ext import commands
from os.path import isfile, join
import lib.utility_func as utility_func

client = commands.Bot(command_prefix='$', description="Discord Airdrop bot")
client.remove_command('help')  # replaced with $cmd

async def currentBlockHeight():
    while not client.is_closed():
        try:
            await client.change_presence(activity=discord.Activity(type=discord.ActivityType.watching, name=f"block height {rpc_json.getTotalBlocks()}"))
            await asyncio.sleep(30)
        except Exception as currBlockHeight_err:
            print (f"Exception raised: unable to get block height\n{currBlockHeight_err}")
            await asyncio.sleep(120)

@client.event
async def on_ready():
    print('Starting bot...')
    print(f'[USERNAME] :: {client.user.name}')
    print(f'[ID] :: {client.user.id}')
    await client_extensions()
    client.loop.create_task(currentBlockHeight())

async def client_extensions():
    for extension in [f.replace(".py", "") for f in listdir("cogs") if isfile(join("cogs", f))]:
        try:
            if not "__init__" in extension:
                print(f"loading extension: {extension}")
                client.load_extension("cogs.%s" % (extension))
        except:
            print ("failed to load extension {}".format(extension))
            traceback.print_exc()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    client.run(utility_func.load_json('./config/authenticate.json')['discord-code'])