Template v2.3

Made the kick command actually kick
Added a template cog to create cogs easily

Author: kkrypt0nn

README.md

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Python Discord Bot Template
-[![Python Versions](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.6%20%7C%203.7%20%7C%203.8-orange)](https://github.com/kkrypt0nn/Python-Discord-Bot-Template)  [![Project Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v2.0-blue)](https://github.com/kkrypt0nn/Python-Discord-Bot-Template)
+[![Python Versions](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.6%20%7C%203.7%20%7C%203.8-orange)](https://github.com/kkrypt0nn/Python-Discord-Bot-Template)  [![Project Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v2.3-blue)](https://github.com/kkrypt0nn/Python-Discord-Bot-Template)
 
 This repository is a template that everyone can use for the start of their discord bot.
 
 When I first started creating my discord bot it took me a while to get everything setup and working with cogs and more. I would've been happy if there were any template existing. But there wasn't any existing template. That's why I decided to create my own template to let <b>you</b> guys create your discord bot in an easy way.
 
 Please note that this template is not supposed to be the best template, but a good template to start learning how discord.py works and to make your own bot in a simple way. You're
 
-If you play to use this template to makw your own template or bot, please give me credits, it would be greatly appreciated.
+If you play to use this template to make your own template or bot, please give me credits, it would be greatly appreciated.
 
 ## Authors
 * **[Krypton (@kkrypt0nn)](https://github.com/kkrypt0nn)** - The only and one developer

UPDATES.md

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Updates List
 Here is the list of all the updates that I made on this template.
 
+### Version 2.3
+* Made the kick command actually kick
+* Added a template cog to create cogs easily
+
 ### Version 2.2
 * Fixed the purge command
 * Made the error embeds actually red...

bot.py

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 """"
-Copyright © Krypton 2020 - https://github.com/kkrypt0nn
+Copyright © Krypton 2021 - https://github.com/kkrypt0nn
 Description:
 This is a template to create your own discord bot in python.
 
-Version: 2.2
+Version: 2.3
 """
 
 import discord, asyncio, os, platform, sys

cogs/moderation.py

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 import os, sys, discord
 from discord.ext import commands
-if not os.path.isfile("config.py"):
-    sys.exit("'config.py' not found! Please add it and try again.")
-else:
-    import config
 
 class moderation(commands.Cog, name="moderation"):
     def __init__(self, bot):
@@ -25,6 +21,7 @@ async def kick(self, context, member: discord.Member, *args):
             else:
                 try:
                     reason = " ".join(args)
+                    await member.kick(reason=reason)
                     embed = discord.Embed(
                         title="User Kicked!",
                         description=f"**{member}** was kicked by **{context.message.author}**!",
@@ -65,13 +62,13 @@ async def nick(self, context, member: discord.Member, *, name: str):
             try:
                 if name.lower() == "!reset":
                     name = None
+                await member.change_nickname(name)
                 embed = discord.Embed(
                     title="Changed Nickname!",
                     description=f"**{member}'s** new nickname is **{name}**!",
                     color=0x00FF00
                 )
                 await context.send(embed=embed)
-                await member.change_nickname(name)
             except:
                 embed = discord.Embed(
                     title="Error!",
@@ -103,6 +100,7 @@ async def ban(self, context, member: discord.Member, *args):
                     await context.send(embed=embed)
                 else:
                     reason = " ".join(args)
+                    await member.ban(reason=reason)
                     embed = discord.Embed(
                         title="User Banned!",
                         description=f"**{member}** was banned by **{context.message.author}**!",
@@ -114,7 +112,6 @@ async def ban(self, context, member: discord.Member, *args):
                     )
                     await context.send(embed=embed)
                     await member.send(f"You were banned by **{context.message.author}**!\nReason: {reason}")
-                    await member.ban(reason=reason)
             except:
                 embed = discord.Embed(
                     title="Error!",

cogs/template.py

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import os, sys, discord
+from discord.ext import commands
+
+# Only if you want to use variables that are in the config.py file.
+if not os.path.isfile("config.py"):
+    sys.exit("'config.py' not found! Please add it and try again.")
+else:
+    import config
+
+# Here we name the cog and create a new class for the cog.
+class Template(commands.Cog, name="template"):
+    def __init__(self, bot):
+        self.bot = bot
+
+    # Here you can just add your own commands, you'll always need to provide "self" as first parameter.
+    @commands.command(name="testcommand")
+    async def testcommand(self, context):
+        # Do your stuff here
+
+        # Don't forget to remove "pass", that's just because there's no content in the method.
+        pass
+
+# And then we finally add the cog to the bot so that it can load, unload, reload and use it's content.
+def setup(bot):
+    bot.add_cog(Template(bot))