Convert Telethon to tdata

This example will show you how to create tdata folder from a TelegramClient session. This tdata folder can later be used by Telegram Desktop app.

Preparing

• We need to import these things:

  from opentele.td import TDesktop
  from opentele.tl import TelegramClient
  from opentele.api import API, UseCurrentSession, CreateNewSession
  import asyncio
  

• And we need to put the main code inside an async function:

  async def main():
      # PUT EXAMPLE CODE HERE
  
  asyncio.run(main())
  

Initialize TelegramClient

• First we need to load a TelegramClient, either by loading an existing session or log in to a new session:

  # Load the client from telethon.session file
  # We don't need to specify api, api_id or api_hash, it will use TelegramDesktop API by default.
  client = TelegramClient("telethon.session")
  

Converting TelegramClient to TDesktop

There are two ways we can do this, either by using the current session, or create (log in to) a new session.

• Use the current session:

  # flag=UseCurrentSession
  #
  # Convert Telethon to TDesktop using the current session.
  tdesk = await client.ToTDesktop(flag=UseCurrentSession)
  

• Create a new session:

  # flag=CreateNewSession
  #
  # Convert Telethon to TDesktop by creating a new session.
  # CreateNewSession will use the current session (in tdata folder) to authorize a new session using QR Login.
  # If 2FA is enabled for this account, you must specify the password via the password argument.
  # This is of course slower than UseCurrentSession.
  tdesk = await client.ToTDesktop(flag=CreateNewSession)
  

Saving the TDesktop session to tdata folder

# Save the session to a folder named "tdata"
tdesk.SaveTData("tdata")

Final result example

from opentele.td import TDesktop
from opentele.tl import TelegramClient
from opentele.api import API, UseCurrentSession
import asyncio

async def main():

    # Load the client from telethon.session file
    # We don't need to specify api, api_id or api_hash, it will use TelegramDesktop API by default.
    client = TelegramClient("telethon.session")
    
    # flag=UseCurrentSession
    #
    # Convert Telethon to TDesktop using the current session.
    tdesk = await client.ToTDesktop(flag=UseCurrentSession)
    
    # Save the session to a folder named "tdata"
    tdesk.SaveTData("tdata")

asyncio.run(main())