From 6ae41c5511acbaff66a1f8a5dd8bc78dd8ca396e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Max Gurela <maxpowa1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:33:11 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] module: ignore privilege requirement in privmsg

Resolves #1087
---
 sopel/module.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sopel/module.py b/sopel/module.py
index bd5d748431..fa83cf806a 100644
--- a/sopel/module.py
+++ b/sopel/module.py
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ def require_privilege(level, message=None):
     def actual_decorator(function):
         @functools.wraps(function)
         def guarded(bot, trigger, *args, **kwargs):
+            # If this is a privmsg, ignore permissions
+            if trigger.is_privmsg:
+                return function(bot, trigger, *args, **kwargs)
             channel_privs = bot.privileges[trigger.sender]
             allowed = channel_privs.get(trigger.nick, 0) >= level
             if not trigger.is_privmsg and not allowed: