Switch settings over to yaml and dataclasses.

main.py

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import os
 import nextcord
 from nextcord.ext import commands
 
+from settings import settings
+
 nextcord_logger = logging.getLogger("nextcord")
 nextcord_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 nextcord_handler = logging.FileHandler(filename="nextcord.log", encoding="utf-8", mode="w")
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         print(f"{bot.user.name} has connected to Discord!")
 
     # Run Discord bot
-    bot.run(bot.config.params.discord_token)
+    bot.run(settings.params.discord_token)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

pyproject.toml

@@ -5,13 +5,10 @@ description = ""
 authors = [{name="${REPO_OWNER}", email=""}]
 readme = "README.md"
 dependencies = [
-    "cryptography>=43.0.3",
     "nextcord>=2.6.0",
-    "pandas>=2.2.3",
-    "pymysql>=1.1.1",
     "python-dotenv>=1.0.1",
-    "setuptools>=75.3.0",
     "sqlmodel>=0.0.22",
+    "dataclass-wizard[yaml]>=0.22.3,<1.0.0",
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 

settings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""File contains classes defining ${REPO_NAME} settings structure."""
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from dataclass_wizard import YAMLWizard
+
+CONFIG_LOCATION = "conf/config.yaml"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Params:
+    """Class defines start parameters that shouldn't be changed."""
+
+    discord_token: str
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Settings(YAMLWizard):
+    """Class defines all configs required for ${REPO_NAME}."""
+
+    params: Params
+
+    def save(self) -> None:
+        """Save settings to the yaml file."""
+        self.to_yaml_file(CONFIG_LOCATION)
+
+
+settings = Settings.from_yaml_file(CONFIG_LOCATION)