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# On Message

## Preview

Similarly to how we created a hello command before, we can create commands without a prefix. 

Basically, you can run code whenever anyone types any message. You can then check if the message they sent is the same as what you set it to be.

## Coding

The template we will be following:

```python
@client.event
async def on_message(message):
  if message == "anything":
    await message.channel.send(response)
```

Like when we created the on\_ready event for our bot before, we can create another event. This event is called on\_message. This event runs whenever anyone in your server types a message. Literally, any message.

In this case, we can use if statements to check if the message they sent is the same as our predefined requirement. For example, if I wanted to check if someone said hello I could replace the word anything in the template with hello. This means the following code would only run if the message is "hello"

Note the double equal signs (==). This is used to check if 2 things are equal to each other. One equal sign indicates you are assigning something to a variable. Make sure to use double equal signs in this case.

Now, your turn. Create a hello on\_message event that replicates the behavior of our first hello command.

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Only select the **Final Code** tab once you have **completed** your on message event. If you are stuck please see a mentor.
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```python
@client.event
async def on_message(message):
  if message == "hello":
    await message.channel.send(f"Hello {message.author.name}")
```

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