for file in files: if file not in processed_files: file_path = os.path.join(WATCH_FOLDER, file) # Send the photo to the Telegram group with open(file_path, 'rb') as photo: bot.send_photo(chat_id=CHAT_ID, photo=photo, caption=f"🚨 Motion detected at time.ctime()") processed_files.add(file) # Optional: delete the file after sending to save space # os.remove(file_path) time.sleep(2) # Check every 2 seconds except TelegramError as e: print(f"Error: e") time.sleep(10)
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