Why can't I send a Discord message in 2 channels with a bot? (discord.py)

[TheCoder2019]

I have a bot that has a command, ^verify.

 

The code for ^verify is here:

#VERIFY FROM CHANNEL
@client.command()
async def verify(ctx):

  await ctx.send(f'Hey, {ctx.author}: \nWe\'ve sent a verification request to the moderators. Note:\n`You need at least 1,000 subscribers or followers on one of your linked accounts. This can take anywhere from 12 to 48 hours.`'),
  
  client.get_channel(845779828237402132)
  await channel.send(f'{ctx.author} has requested verification.')

Every time the command is run, the output is this:

Ignoring exception in command verify:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/virtualenvs/python3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/discord/ext/commands/core.py", line 85, in wrapped
    ret = await coro(*args, **kwargs)
  File "main.py", line 23, in verify
    await channel.send(f'{ctx.author} has requested verification.')
NameError: name 'channel' is not defined

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/virtualenvs/python3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/discord/ext/commands/bot.py", line 902, in invoke
    await ctx.command.invoke(ctx)
  File "/opt/virtualenvs/python3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/discord/ext/commands/core.py", line 864, in invoke
    await injected(*ctx.args, **ctx.kwargs)
  File "/opt/virtualenvs/python3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/discord/ext/commands/core.py", line 94, in wrapped
    raise CommandInvokeError(exc) from exc
discord.ext.commands.errors.CommandInvokeError: Command raised an exception: NameError: name 'channel' is not defined

The first await runs, but the second doesn't. Can someone help me?

[colonel_mortis]

You never assign to `channel` - I think you meant to do

channel = client.get_channel(845779828237402132)

[TheCoder2019]

4 minutes ago, colonel_mortis said:

You never assign to `channel` - I think you meant to do

channel = client.get_channel(845779828237402132)

Well dang! That was an easy fix!

Spoiler

Thanks!

[shadow_ray]

Don't be afraid to read error messages

  File "main.py", line 23, in verify
    await channel.send(f'{ctx.author} has requested verification.')
NameError: name 'channel' is not defined