@@ -965,6 +965,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramBot, ObjectWithDatabase):
If photo was already sent by this bot and `use_stored_file_id` is set
to True, use file_id (it is faster and recommended).
"""
+ already_sent = False
if 'message' in update:
update = update['message']
if chat_id is None and 'chat' in update:
