Why is chat not found?

Question

Python

the code:

def chati(arg):
    return arg.split()[1:]

def text(arg):
    return arg.split()[2]

@bot.message_handler(commands=["text"])
def sendmt(message):
            ci = chati(message.text)
            mt = text(message.text)
            bot.send_message(chat_id=ci,text=mt)
            bot.reply_to(message, 'Отправлено!')

ERROR - TeleBot: "A request to the Telegram API was unsuccessful. Error code: 400. Description: Bad Request: chat not found"

Answer 1

print(ci)- see the list. If you want to get a word, then get just a word, without a cut.
return arg.split()[1]

Answer 2

Either you are passing a non-existent chat_id, or the bot in this chat (which you are passing) is not running. If you want to send a message to someone who knows nothing about the bot, nothing will come of it. The user starts the conversation first.