shurshur

@dp.message_handler(lambda message: not is_banned(message.from_user.id)

files = {}
def load_files():
  global files
  res = db.execute("SELECT file_name,file_id FROM files")
  files = {}
  for row in res:
    file_name, file_id = row
    files[file_name] = file_id

def save_file(file_name, file_id):
  global files
  db.execute("INSERT INTO files (file_name,file_id) VALUES (?,?) ON CONFLICT(file_name) DO UPDATE SET file_id=excluded.file_id", (file_name, file_id))
  files[file_name] = file_id

load_files()

...
        if item["photo"] in files:
          file_id = files[item["photo"]]
          print (f" send photo file_name={item['photo']} file_id={file_id}")
          bot.send_photo(call.message.chat.id, file_id)
        else:
          with open(os.path.join("menu", item["photo"]), "rb") as f:
            bot.send_chat_action(call.message.chat.id, "upload_photo")
            r = bot.send_photo(call.message.chat.id, f)
            file_id = r.photo[0].file_id
            save_file(item["photo"], file_id)
            print (f" uploaded photo file_name={item['photo']} file_id={file_id}")

files = {}
if photo_name in files:
    file_id = files[photo_name]
    bot.send_photo(message.chat.id, file_id)
else:
    with open(photo_name, "rb") as f:
        bot.send_chat_action(message.chat.id, "upload_photo")
        r = bot.send_photo(message.chat.id, f)
        file_id = r.photo[0].file_id
        files[photo_name] = file_id

@bot.message_handler(content_types=['photo'])
def image_message(message):
  file_id = message.photo[0].file_id