cleaned a few things up so that it isn't so inefficent due to some of the features already being provided or useless code.

config/settings.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import load_config
 from config.server_config import ServerConfig
 
 import discord
-from discord.ext.commands import bot, group
+from discord.ext.commands import bot, group, is_owner
 
 
 class Settings:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Settings:
 				return await ctx.send('{} user(s) have been removed from the blacklist'.format(blacklist_amount))
 
 	@bot.command(pass_context=True, hidden=True, aliases=["setava", "setavatar"])
-	@checks.is_bot_owner()
+	@is_owner()
 	async def changeavatar(self, ctx, url=None):
 		"""
 		Usage:
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Settings:
 		return await ctx.send(":ok_hand:")
 
 	@bot.command(pass_context=True, hidden=True, aliases=["nick"])
-	@checks.is_bot_owner()
+	@is_owner()
 	async def changenickname(self, ctx, *nick):
 		if ctx.message.channel.permissions_for(ctx.message.server.me).change_nickname:
 			await self.bot.change_nickname(ctx.message.server.me, ' '.join(nick))
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Settings:
 			return await ctx.send("I don't have permission to do that :sob:", delete_after=self.con.delete_after)
 
 	@bot.command(pass_context=True, hidden=True, aliases=["setgame", "game"])
-	@checks.is_bot_owner()
+	@is_owner()
 	async def changegame(self, ctx, *, game: str):
 		if game.lower() == "none":
 			game_name = None
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class Settings:
 		return await ctx.send(":ok_hand: Game set to {}".format(str(game_name)))
 
 	@bot.command(pass_context=True, hidden=True, aliases=["status"])
-	@checks.is_bot_owner()
+	@is_owner()
 	async def changestatus(self, ctx, status: str):
 		status = status.lower()
 		if status == 'offline' or status == 'invisible':
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ class Settings:
 		await ctx.send("**:ok:** Status set to {}".format(discordStatus))
 
 	@bot.command(hidden=True)
-	@checks.is_bot_owner()
+	@is_owner()
 	async def restart(self):
 		await self.bot.logout()
 		return os.execl(sys.executable, sys.executable, *sys.argv)
 
 	@bot.command(hidden=True)
-	@checks.is_bot_owner()
+	@is_owner()
 	async def shutdown(self):
 		await self.bot.logout()
 		return exit(0)
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ class Settings:
 		return await ctx.send(embed=em)
 
 	@group(pass_context=True)
+	@checks.is_admin_or_mod()
 	async def settings(self, ctx):
 		if ctx.invoked_subcommand is None:
 			return await ctx.send('Missing Argument')

main.py

@@ -10,17 +10,6 @@ import load_config
 from config.server_config import ServerConfig
 
 
-if not os.path.isfile("settings/preferences.ini"):
-	print(
-		"PREFERENCE FILE MISSING. Something has gone wrong. Please make sure there is a file called 'preferences.ini' in the settings folder")
-	exit(0)
-
-if not os.path.isfile("config/servers.json"):
-	with open("config/servers.json", "w+") as fp:
-		fp.write("{}")
-
-start_time = time.time()
-
 # Sets up Logging that discord.py does on its own
 logger = logging.getLogger('discord')
 logger.setLevel(logging.WARN)
@@ -88,12 +77,11 @@ async def about(ctx):
 	"""
 	Outputs info about RoxBot, showing uptime, what settings where set in prefs.ini and credits.
 	"""
-	user = await bot.get_user_info(load_config.owner)
-	ownername = user.name + "#" + user.discriminator
+	ownername = await bot.get_user_info(load_config.owner)
 	em = discord.Embed(title="About Roxbot", colour=load_config.embedcolour, description=load_config.__description__)
 	em.set_thumbnail(url=bot.user.avatar_url)
 	em.add_field(name="Command Prefix", value=load_config.command_prefix)
-	em.add_field(name="Owner", value=ownername)
+	em.add_field(name="Owner", value=str(ownername))
 	em.add_field(name="Owner ID", value=load_config.owner)
 	em.add_field(name="Bot Version", value=load_config.__version__)
 	em.add_field(name="Author", value=load_config.__author__)
@@ -109,6 +97,17 @@ async def about(ctx):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+	# Pre-Boot checks
+	if not os.path.isfile("settings/preferences.ini"):
+		print(
+			"PREFERENCE FILE MISSING. Something has gone wrong. Please make sure there is a file called 'preferences.ini' in the settings folder")
+		exit(0)
+
+	if not os.path.isfile("config/servers.json"):
+		with open("config/servers.json", "w+") as fp:
+			fp.write("{}")
+
+	start_time = time.time()
 	bot.load_extension("config.settings")
 	#bot.load_extension("err_handle")
 	bot.run(load_config.token)