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+from os import environ
+import argparse
+import discord
+
+ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+ap.add_argument('channel', help='the discord id of the channel to post to')
+ap.add_argument('text', help='the text to post')
+
+a = ap.parse_args()
+
+if 'TOKEN' not in environ:
+  print('please set an environment variable TOKEN with the bot token')
+  exit(1)
+
+token = environ['TOKEN']
+
+discord.post(discord.session(token), f'/channels/{a.channel}/messages', {'content': a.text})