Update telegram_bot.py

telegram_bot.py

@@ -382,16 +382,17 @@ def main():
     print("🚀 Starting Telegram Homeopathy Bot...")
     
     # Create Application
-    # CRITICAL FIX: Adding request_kwargs to explicitly set network timeouts for the underlying HTTPX client
+    # CRITICAL FIX: The 'request_kwargs' must be passed to .build() method, not chained on the builder object.
     application = (
         Application.builder()
         .token(TELEGRAM_TOKEN)
-        .request_kwargs({
+        .build(
             # Explicitly set low timeouts to force failures and retries faster if DNS fails
-            'connect_timeout': 5.0,  # 5 seconds to establish connection
-            'read_timeout': 15.0     # 15 seconds to receive the first byte
-        })
-        .build()
+            request_kwargs={
+                'connect_timeout': 5.0,  # 5 seconds to establish connection
+                'read_timeout': 15.0     # 15 seconds to receive the first byte
+            }
+        )
     )
     
     # Add conversation handler