SyntaxError: 'await' outside async function discord.py - discord

Question

import discord.ext
import discord
from discord.ext import commands
from discord.ext import tasks
from keep_alive import keep_alive
import os
import schedule
client = discord.Client()
client = commands.Bot(command_prefix="")
channel_id = 927272717227528262
channel = client.get_channel(channel_id)
#tasks.loop(seconds=1.0)
#client.event
async def on_message(message):
if message.author == client.user:
return
def job2():
await message.channel.send("message")
schedule.every(10).seconds.do(job2)
while True:
schedule.run_pending()
time.sleep(0)
keep_alive()
client.run(os.getenv('TOKEN'))
Every time I run it I get :
SyntaxError: 'await' outside async function
I am also having the issue where message is undefined the definition of job2 even though it was just defined in the line above.

Answer 1

You should probably be using discord.ext.tasks. Async functions aren't really supported by schedule.
In fact, your bot can never run because your schedule.run_pending() in the infinite loop will never end.
In order to keep your message there you'll need to put it in a global of some type.
the_message = None
#tasks.loop(seconds=1.0)
#client.event
async def on_message(message):
global the_message
if message.author == client.user:
return
the_message = message
async def job2():
if the_message is None:
return
await the_message.channel.send("message")
#tasks.loop(seconds=10.0) # you can do other things like `minutes=5` or `hours=1.75`
async def my_task():
await client.wait_until_ready()
await job2()
my_task.start()
# then the bot runs fine after
keep_alive()
client.run(os.getenv('TOKEN'))
Be careful that this might run before your client is not ready and initializing. You may also want to check wait_until_ready if you're going to do anything with the API, like in your case. You can also find other examples here.

Answer 2

await is used in asynchronous functions to wait for the function to do its thing. However, you have used it in a synchronous function (def job2)
message is not a variable. message is the parameter of the on_message function. A parameter can only be used in the function it is provided to.
Hope this answered your question.