It works again.

puller.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import logging
+import settings
+import signal
+import sys
+#from webhook import WebHook
+from telegram.ext import Updater, CommandHandler, MessageHandler, Filters
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
+                    format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# catch ctrl+c 
+def signal_handler(signal, frame):
+        print('Exiting...')
+        settings.db.close()
+        sys.exit(0)
+signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
+
+
+# Define a few command handlers. These usually take the two arguments bot and
+# update. Error handlers also receive the raised TelegramError object in error.
+def start(update, context):
+    """Send a message when the command /start is issued."""
+    update.message.reply_text('Hi!')
+
+
+def help(update, context):
+    """Send a message when the command /help is issued."""
+    update.message.reply_text('Help!')
+
+
+def echo(update, context):
+    """Echo the user message."""
+    update.message.reply_text(update.message.text)
+
+
+def error(update, context):
+    """Log Errors caused by Updates."""
+    logger.warning('Update "%s" caused error "%s"', update, context.error)
+
+
+def main():
+    """Start the bot."""
+    # Create the Updater and pass it your bot's token.
+    # Make sure to set use_context=True to use the new context based callbacks
+    # Post version 12 this will no longer be necessary
+    token = settings.parser.get('bot', 'telegram_key')
+    updater = Updater(token, use_context=True)
+
+    # Get the dispatcher to register handlers
+    dp = updater.dispatcher
+
+    # on different commands - answer in Telegram
+    dp.add_handler(CommandHandler("start", start))
+    dp.add_handler(CommandHandler("help", help))
+
+    # on noncommand i.e message - echo the message on Telegram
+    dp.add_handler(MessageHandler(Filters.text, echo))
+
+    # log all errors
+    dp.add_error_handler(error)
+
+    # Start the Bot
+    updater.start_polling()
+
+    # Run the bot until you press Ctrl-C or the process receives SIGINT,
+    # SIGTERM or SIGABRT. This should be used most of the time, since
+    # start_polling() is non-blocking and will stop the bot gracefully.
+    updater.idle()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()