title: Python discord.py ways to split output to bypass 2000 character limit
body: <p>I am attempting to output the contents of a text file to a discord channel via Discord. The issue I have is that there is a 2000 character limit. I have been able to bypass this by using the code below</p>
  <pre><code>async def on_message(message):
      id = client.get_guild(73194604108722****)
      channels = [&quot;football&quot;]
      
      
      
      if str(message.channel) in channels:
          if message.content.find(&quot;!english&quot;) != -1:
  
              with open('/home/brendan/Desktop/englishfootball.txt', 'r') as file:
                  await message.channel.send(file.read(2000).strip())
                  await message.channel.send(file.read(2000).strip())
                  await message.channel.send(file.read(2000).strip())
                  await message.channel.send(file.read(2000).strip())
                  await message.channel.send(file.read(2000).strip())
                  await message.channel.send(file.read(2000).strip())
                  await message.channel.send(file.read(2000).strip())
                  await message.channel.send(file.read(2000).strip())
                  await message.channel.send(file.read(2000).strip())
                  await message.channel.send(file.read(2000).strip())
                  await message.channel.send(file.read(2000).strip())
  </code></pre>
  <p>Running this code leads to a 400 error stating cannot send blank message, which I think is due to there being extra file.read(2000) statements than there is content in the text file (error message below)</p>
  <pre><code>  File &quot;discordbot.py&quot;, line 62, in on_message
      await message.channel.send(file.read(2000).strip())
    File &quot;/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/discord/abc.py&quot;, line 856, in send
      data = await state.http.send_message(channel.id, content, tts=tts, embed=embed, nonce=nonce)
    File &quot;/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/discord/http.py&quot;, line 225, in request
      raise HTTPException(r, data)
  discord.errors.HTTPException: 400 Bad Request (error code: 50006): Cannot send an empty message
  </code></pre>
  <p>One positive is that all the data is being printed correctly but I just wanted to ask if anyone can think of a better method to do this that would result in the 400 error not showing?</p>
  <p>Below is an example of the content of the text file that is being read above</p>
  <pre><code>Competition English League One - League One Play-off FINAL 
  Competitors Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers 
  Match Date Monday, 13th  July 
  Match Time ST: 19:30 
  Channels: beIN Connect MENA 
     beIN Sports MENA 12 HD 
     beIN Sports MENA 6 HD 
     Nova Sport (bulgaria) / HD 
     Setanta Sports Ukraine+ HD 
     Sky Sports Football UK / HD 
     Sportdigital TV HD 
     SportKlub 6 (slovenia) 
     Stöd 2 Sport 2 / HD 
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Competition English Premier League - Week 35 
  Competitors Manchester United v Southampton 
  Match Date Monday, 13th  July 
  Match Time ST: 20:00 
  Channels: beIN Connect MENA 
     beIN Sports MENA 11 HD 
     beIN Sports MENA 2 HD 
     Belarus 5 Internet  
     Cosmote Sport 1 HD 
     Cytavision Sports 1 HD 
     DAZN Canada   
     DAZN España   
     Diema Sport 2 HD 
     EuroSport 1 Romania / HD 
     Football HD (tjk) 
     H2 Armenia 
     Idman TV 
     Pick UK / HD 
     Premier Sport HD (cze/svk) 
     RMC Sport 1 HD 
     S Sport 1 (turkey) HD 
     Sky One (uk) / HD 
     Sky Sport 1 / HD Germany 
     Sky Sport Austria 1 HD 
     Sky Sport Football Italia / HD 
     Sky Sport Uno Italia / HD 
     Sky Sports Main Event / HD 
     Sky Sports Premier League / HD 
     Sky Sports Ultra HD (4K) 
     Sport 1 Israel / HD 
     SportKlub 2 (slovenia) 
     SuperSport 3 RSA / HD 
     SuperSport MáXimo 1 RSA 
     TSN Malta 2 HD 
     TV2 Sport Premium HD 
     TV2sumo.no   
     TV3+ (denmark) / HD 
     V Sport Extra HD (sweden) 
     V Sport Jalkapallo HD 
     V Sport Premium HD 
     Varzesh TV 3 Farsi HD 
     ViaPlay (denmark) / HD 
     ViaPlay (finland) / HD 
     ViaPlay (sweden) / HD 
     VOOsport World 1 / HD 
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------```
  
  
  Thanks in advance to anyone who proposes a solution or provides advice.
  </code></pre>