better command parsing

main.py

@@ -162,15 +162,23 @@ async def message_received(nick, target, message, **kwargs):
 
 async def handle_msg(nick, msg, target, now: float):
     global TASK_AUTHORS, TASK_QUEUE
-    if not msg.startswith("!dall "):
+
+    def _err(target, err):
+        return bot.send("PRIVMSG", target=target, message=err)
+
+    if "!dall" not in msg:
         return
-    msg = msg[6:].strip()
 
-    if len(msg) <= 8:
-        err = f"{nick}: longer query required."
-        bot.send("PRIVMSG", target=target, message=err)
+    spl = msg.split(' ')
+    if "!dall" not in spl[:2]:
         return
 
+    msg = msg[msg.find("!dall"):]
+    msg = msg[5:].strip()
+
+    if len(msg) <= 8:
+        return _err(target, f"longer query required.")
+
     TASK_AUTHORS.setdefault(nick, 0)
     if TASK_AUTHORS[nick] >= 3:
         err = f"{nick}: you already queued 3 thingies, patient!!11"