Optimization and better syntax

Author: Ow1e

bot.py

@@ -1,24 +1,30 @@
 import discord
-import json
+import json, os
 from discord.ext import commands
 
+if not os.path.exists("config.json"):
+    with open("config.json.example") as f:
+        with open("config.json", "w") as w:
+            w.write(f.read())
+
 with open('config.json') as f:
     configData = json.load(f)
+    f.close()
 
 client = commands.Bot(command_prefix = configData['prefix'])
 
 @client.event
 async def on_ready():
-    activity = discord.Game(name="PyCharm vs. Jupyter vs. Visual Studio Code", type=1)
+    activity = discord.Game(name=configData["status"], type=1)
     await client.change_presence(status=discord.Status.online, activity=activity)
     print('Bot is ready')
 
 @client.command()
-async def branch(ctx, arg):
+async def branch(ctx, arg = "develop"):
     await ctx.send(f'You can access the {arg} branch by running ``git checkout {arg}``')
 
 @client.command()
-async def repo(ctx, arg):
+async def repo(ctx, arg = "main"):
     if (arg == 'main' or arg == 'mcpy'):
         await ctx.send('The github repo for McPy is located at https://github.com/mcpyproject/McPy')
     if (arg == 'bot'):
@@ -29,7 +35,7 @@ async def tryitandsee(ctx):
     await ctx.send("It's now time to https://tryitands.ee")
 
 @client.command()
-async def install(ctx, arg):
+async def install(ctx, arg = "python"):
     if (arg == 'python3' or arg == 'python3.8' or arg == 'python'):
         await ctx.send('Python 3.8 can be installed by following the instructions at https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-387/')
     if (arg == 'submodules' or arg == 'submodule'):

config.json.example

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
     "token": " --TOKEN HERE-- ",
-    "prefix": "."
+    "prefix": ".",
+    "status": "The game of life"
 }