Handle user updates within GUILD_MEMBER_UPDATE

discord/member.py

@@ -272,17 +272,20 @@ class Member(discord.abc.Messageable, _BaseUser):
         self._client_status[None] = data['status']
 
         if len(user) > 1:
-            u = self._user
+            return self._update_inner_user(user)
-            original = (u.name, u.avatar, u.discriminator)
-            # These keys seem to always be available
-            modified = (user['username'], user['avatar'], user['discriminator'])
-            if original != modified:
-                to_return = User._copy(self._user)
-                u.name, u.avatar, u.discriminator = modified
-                # Signal to dispatch on_user_update
-                return to_return, u
         return False
 
+    def _update_inner_user(self, user):
+        u = self._user
+        original = (u.name, u.avatar, u.discriminator)
+        # These keys seem to always be available
+        modified = (user['username'], user['avatar'], user['discriminator'])
+        if original != modified:
+            to_return = User._copy(self._user)
+            u.name, u.avatar, u.discriminator = modified
+            # Signal to dispatch on_user_update
+            return to_return, u
+
     @property
     def status(self):
         """:class:`Status`: The member's overall status. If the value is unknown, then it will be a :class:`str` instead."""

discord/state.py

@@ -698,8 +698,12 @@ class ConnectionState:
 
         member = guild.get_member(user_id)
         if member is not None:
-            old_member = copy.copy(member)
+            old_member = Member._copy(member)
             member._update(data)
+            user_update = member._update_inner_user(user)
+            if user_update:
+                self.dispatch('user_update', user_update[0], user_update[1])
+
             self.dispatch('member_update', old_member, member)
         else:
             log.debug('GUILD_MEMBER_UPDATE referencing an unknown member ID: %s. Discarding.', user_id)