[Python] Checking if bot is permitted to send and read messages in a channel discord.py

How can I check if my bot is allowed to send and read messages in a specific channel? My code right now is:

channel = client.get_channel('''channel id''')
print(channel.permissions_for(client.user))


But the resulting error is in the abc.py part of discord and it says:

print(channel.permissions_for(client.user))
File "/opt/virtualenvs/python3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/discord/channel.py", line 146, in permissions_for
base = super().permissions_for(member)
File "/opt/virtualenvs/python3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/discord/abc.py", line 486, in permissions_for
roles = member._roles
AttributeError: 'ClientUser' object has no attribute '_roles'


Even though the bot does have the "bots" role. Any input would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Continue reading...