clarified not serialized attributes

README.md

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ python3 src/main.py
   * remove old and unused logs at start and guild leaving
   * GDPR disclaimer before scanning
   * start and stop dates
+  * bug fix and improvements
 * **v1.12**
   * more scans: `%words`
   * concurrent `fast` analysis

src/logs/channel_logs.py

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ from utils import FakeMessage
 CHUNK_SIZE = 2000
 FORMAT = 3
 
+NOT_SERIALIZED = ["channel", "guild", "start_date"]
+
 
 class ChannelLogs:
     def __init__(self, channel: Union[discord.TextChannel, dict], guild: Any):
@@ -92,8 +94,7 @@ class ChannelLogs:
 
     def dict(self) -> dict:
         channel = dict(self.__dict__)
-        channel.pop("channel", None)
-        channel.pop("guild", None)
-        channel.pop("start_date", None)
+        for key in NOT_SERIALIZED:
+            channel.pop(key, None)
         channel["messages"] = [message.dict() for message in self.messages]
         return channel

src/logs/message_log.py

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ IMAGE_FORMAT = [".gif", ".gifv", ".png", ".jpg", ".jpeg", ".bmp"]
 EMBED_IMAGES = ["image", "gifv"]
 
 
+NOT_SERIALIZED = ["channel"]
+
+
 class MessageLog:
     def __init__(self, message: Union[discord.Message, dict], channel: Any):
         self.channel = channel
@@ -79,7 +82,8 @@ class MessageLog:
 
     def dict(self) -> dict:
         message = dict(self.__dict__)
-        message.pop("channel", None)
+        for key in NOT_SERIALIZED:
+            message.pop(key, None)
         message["created_at"] = self.created_at.isoformat()
         message["edited_at"] = (
             self.edited_at.isoformat() if self.edited_at is not None else None