global

app.py

@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@ ping alerts for list of keywords
 
 '''
 # stats stuff---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+number_of_messages = 0
 
 @bot.event
 async def on_message(message):
     try:  
+        global number_of_messages
         if message.author != bot.user:
             user = bot.get_user(811235357663297546) #811235357663297546
             number_of_messages = number_of_messages + 1
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ async def on_ready():
     print('Logged on as', bot.user)
     #bot.log_channel = bot.get_channel(1100458786826747945) # bot-test
     bot.log_channel = bot.get_channel(1036960509586587689) # admin-logs
-    number_of_messages = 0
+
         
 def run_bot():
     bot.run(DISCORD_TOKEN)