[Python] Send gif animation by telethon?

I use the telethon library to send media files. Videos and images work fine through

async def send_media(self, chat_id: int):
async with self._get_client() as client:
chat = await client.get_entity(chat_id)
files = ["/my_path/1.mov", "/my_path/2.png"]
msg = await client.send_file(
chat,
file=files,
caption="<b>Bold</b>",
parse_mode="html",
allow_cache=True
)


Well, if I try to send a gif animation

files = ["/my_path/3.gif"]


, I get an error.

telethon.errors.rpcerrorlist.MediaInvalidError: Media invalid (caused by UploadMediaRequest)


Maybe there is a separate way to send an animation? I couldn't find anything in the documentation.

I would like to get the same result as from aiogram bot.send_animation()

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