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+import logging
+from gevent import monkey
+
+monkey.patch_all()
+
+# imports from disco (if moved to the top, they will probably break
+# due to requiring `gevent`'s monkey patching for asynchronous)
+from disco.client import Client, ClientConfig
+from disco.bot import Bot, BotConfig
+from disco.util.logging import setup_logging
+
+
+def bot_creator(config: dict = {}, bot: bool = True, autosharded: bool = False, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Create a bot object and return it to be run without the cli.
+
+    Parameters
+    -----------
+    config : dict
+        The configuration to use. The configuration can also be passed through using
+        keyword args, for example: `bot_creator({'bot':{'commands_prefix':'!}}, token=TOKEN)`
+    bot : bool
+        Whether to return a :class:`disco.bot.bot.Bot` or a :class:`disco.client.Client`
+        `True` for `Bot`, `False` for `Client`
+    autosharded : bool
+        Whether to automatically shard the bot.
+
+    Yields
+    -------
+    :class:`disco.bot.bot.Bot` or :class:`disco.gateway.sharder.AutoSharder` or :class:`disco.client.Client`
+        A bot with all the configuration specified.
+    """
+    config.update(kwargs)
+
+    # Change the dictionary configuration to disco's proprietary Config
+    config = ClientConfig(config)
+
+    # Magical auto-sharding that you will eventually want
+    if autosharded:
+        from disco.gateway.sharder import AutoSharder
+        return AutoSharder(config)
+
+    # Setup logging based on the configured level
+    setup_logging(level=getattr(logging, config.log_level.upper()))
+
+    # Create the bot/client
+    client = Client(config)
+
+    # if there exists a config for the bot, then return the bot, else return the client.
+    if hasattr(config, 'bot'):
+        bot_config = BotConfig(config.bot)
+        return Bot(client, bot_config)
+    elif bot:
+        bot_config = BotConfig()
+        return Bot(client, bot_config)
+    else:
+        return client
+
+
+