Calling Methods
===============

At this point, we have successfully `installed Pyrogram`_ and authorized_ our account; we are now pointing towards the
core of the library. It's time to start playing with the API!

Making API method calls with Pyrogram is very simple. Here's an example we are going to examine:

.. code-block:: python

    from pyrogram import Client

    app = Client("my_account")

    app.start()

    print(app.get_me())
    app.send_message("me", "Hi, it's me!")
    app.send_location("me", 51.500729, -0.124583)
    app.send_sticker("me", "CAADBAADyg4AAvLQYAEYD4F7vcZ43AI")

    app.stop()

Let's begin by importing the Client class from the Pyrogram package:

.. code-block:: python

    from pyrogram import Client

Now instantiate a new Client object, "my_account" is a session name of your choice:

.. code-block:: python

    app = Client("my_account")

To actually make use of any method, the client has to be started:

.. code-block:: python

    app.start()

Now, you can call any method you like:

.. code-block:: python

    print(app.get_me())  # Print information about yourself

    # Send messages to yourself:
    app.send_message("me", "Hi!")  # Text message
    app.send_location("me", 51.500729, -0.124583)  # Location
    app.send_sticker("me", "CAADBAADyg4AAvLQYAEYD4F7vcZ43AI")  # Sticker

Finally, when done, simply stop the client:

.. code-block:: python

    app.stop()

Context Manager
---------------

You can also use Pyrogram's Client in a context manager with the ``with`` statement. The client will automatically
:meth:`start <pyrogram.Client.start>` and :meth:`stop <pyrogram.Client.stop>` gracefully, even in case of unhandled
exceptions in your code. The example above can be therefore rewritten in a much nicer way, this way:

.. code-block:: python

    from pyrogram import Client

    app = Client("my_account")

    with app:
        print(app.get_me())
        app.send_message("me", "Hi there! I'm using **Pyrogram**")
        app.send_location("me", 51.500729, -0.124583)
        app.send_sticker("me", "CAADBAADyg4AAvLQYAEYD4F7vcZ43AI")

More examples can be found on `GitHub <https://github.com/pyrogram/pyrogram/tree/develop/examples>`_.

.. _installed Pyrogram: ../intro/install.html
.. _authorized: ../intro/setup.html