This repository is the `pyTelegramBotAPI` Python library, providing both synchronous (`TeleBot`) and asynchronous (`AsyncTeleBot`) implementations for building Telegram bots. It acts as a wrapper around the Telegram Bot API, handling all message types, inline queries, payments, webhooks, polling, and more. The library's architecture is layered: a user-facing bot class that exposes method calls to a core API helper module (`apihelper.py` / `asyncio_helper.py`), which performs HTTP requests to Telegram servers. Bot logic is structured via message handlers (decorator-based), custom filters, middleware hooks, and a state machine with pluggable storage backends (memory, Redis, pickle). Key entry points include `TeleBot` and `AsyncTeleBot` classes, with webhook support via `SyncWebhookListener` and `AsyncWebhookListener` in the `ext` module. The library relies on `requests` (sync) and `aiohttp` (async) for HTTP, with optional dependencies `redis`, `Pillow`, `fastapi`, `uvicorn`, and `watchdog`. It is extensively tested and documented, with over 50 examples covering typical bot patterns. While the codebase is mature and well-maintained, it exhibits some technical drift: duplicated sync/async helper modules, deprecated API parameters maintained for backward compatibility, and incomplete localization files. Overall, it is a solid, production-ready library for Telegram bot development.