Python Twitch Chatbot

import requests
import socket
import string
import time


# EXAMPLE USAGE
#
# from TwitchBot import TwitchBot
#
# ChatBot = TwitchBot("yourchannelname", "yourbotname", "yourbotpassword")
#
# while True:
#     ChatBot.update()
#     print(ChatBot.user + ": " + ChatBot.message)


class TwitchBot:

    def __init__(self,channelName="",botName="",botPassword="",host="irc.twitch.tv",port=6667):

        # Setting up class variables
        self.channelName = channelName
        self.botName = botName
        self.botPassword = botPassword
        self.host = host
        self.port = port
        self.message  = ""
        self.user = ""
        self.modList = []
        self.usrList = []

        # Setting up the connection
        self.socket = self.openSocket(self.channelName,self.botName,self.botPassword,self.host,self.port)
        if self.joinRoom(self.socket) == True:
            print("Successful connection to " + "www.twitch.tv/" + self.channelName + " as " + self.botName)


    def openSocket(self,CHAN,USER,PASS,HOST,PORT):

        s = socket.socket()
        s.connect((HOST, PORT))

        message = "PASS " + PASS + "\r\n"
        s.send(message.encode('utf-8'))
        message = "NICK " + USER + "\r\n"
        s.send(message.encode('utf-8'))
        message = "JOIN #" + CHAN + "\r\n"
        s.send(message.encode('utf-8'))

        return s


    def joinRoom(self, s):

        readbuffer = ""
        Loading = True

        while Loading:
            readbuffer = readbuffer + s.recv(1024).decode()
            temp = readbuffer.split('\n')

            readbuffer = temp.pop()

            for line in temp:
                Loading = self.loadingComplete(line)

        return True


    def loadingComplete(self, line):

        if("End of /NAMES list" in line):
            return False;
        else: return True


    def getUser(self, line):

        separate = line.split(":", 2)
        user = separate[1].split("!", 1)[0]

        return user


    def getMessage(self, line):

        separate = line.split(":", 2)
        if(separate[0] == 'PING '):
            message = self.getPing(line)
        else:
            message = separate[2]

        return message


    def getPing(self, line):

        separate = line.split(":", 2)
        message = separate[1]

        return message


    def sendMessage(self, message):

        messageTemp = "PRIVMSG #" + self.channelName + " :" + message + "\r\n"
        self.socket.send(messageTemp.encode('utf-8'))


    def update(self):

        # Read the next chat message, if any
        readbuffer = ""
        try:
            readbuffer = readbuffer + s.recv(1024).decode("utf-8")
        except:
            self.socket = self.openSocket(self.channelName,self.botName,self.botPassword,self.host,self.port)
            self.joinRoom(self.socket)
            readbuffer = readbuffer + self.socket.recv(1024).decode("utf-8")

        temp = readbuffer.split('\n')
        readbuffer = temp.pop()

        for line in temp:
            if line.startswith("PING "):
                strSend = "PONG :tmi.twitch.tv\r\n".encode('utf-8')
                self.socket.send(strSend)

            lastMsg = self.message
            usr = self.getUser(line)
            msg = self.getMessage(line)

        # Do some maintenance on the data
        self.message = msg.strip("\n")
        self.message = self.message.strip("\r")
        self.user = usr.strip("\n")
        self.user = self.user.strip("\r")

# Everything below here is optional. Used only if you want the ability to grab the list of viewers/mods

    def updateLists(self):

        response = requests.get("https://tmi.twitch.tv/group/user/" + self.channelName + "/chatters")
        findStr = response.text

        splitList = []
        modListTmp = []
        usrListTmp = []

        # Sloppy web scraping
        for i in range(0,5):
            begin = findStr.find("[")
            end = findStr.find("]")
            subStr = findStr[begin+1:end]
            subStrTokens = subStr.split("\"")

            for val in subStrTokens:
                subStrTokens[val.find(val)] = val.strip(",")

            if i == 0:
                for token in subStrTokens:
                    if token != "" and token[0].isalnum():
                        modListTmp.append(token)
            if i == 4:
                for token in subStrTokens:
                    try:
                        if token[0].isalnum():
                            usrListTmp.append(token)
                    except: pass

            findStr = findStr[end+1:]

        # Update the lists all at once
        self.usrList = usrListTmp[:]
        self.modList = modListTmp[:]


    def getUsers(self):

        self.updateLists()
        return self.usrList


    def getMods(self):

        self.updateLists()
        return self.modList


    def getNumViewers(self):
        self.updateLists()
        return len(self.usrList) + len(self.modList)