Use irc.bot facility

bot.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import threading
-import irc.client
+import irc.bot
 import tinyurl
 import time
 import re
@@ -12,20 +12,18 @@ from db import FeedDB
 from config import Config
 import lxml.html
 
-class IRCBot(irc.client.SimpleIRCClient):
+class IRCBot(irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot):
     def __init__(self, config, db, on_connect_cb):
-        irc.client.SimpleIRCClient.__init__(self)
         self.__config = config
+        irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot.__init__(self, [(self.__config.HOST, self.__config.PORT)], self.__config.NICK, self.__config.NICK)
         self.__db = db
-        self.connect(self.__config.HOST, self.__config.PORT, self.__config.NICK)
+        #self.connect(self.__config.HOST, self.__config.PORT, self.__config.NICK)
         self.__on_connect_cb = on_connect_cb
         self.num_col = self.__config.num_col
         self.date = self.__config.date
         self.feedname = self.__config.feedname
 
     def on_welcome(self, connection, event):
-        """Join the correct channel upon connecting"""
-        if irc.client.is_channel(self.__config.CHANNEL):
         connection.join(self.__config.CHANNEL)
 
     def on_join(self, connection, event):