Manual:Pywikipediabot

shortcut: PWB

Manual on MediaWiki Tools

Python Wikipedia Bot (PyWikipediaBot) Release status: beta
Implementation	Bot
Description	A collection of python scripts for automated editing of wikis running the MediaWiki software. Originally designed for Wikipedia, ongoing development still focuses on use for Wikimedia Foundation wikis. These are kept in perpetual beta.
Author(s)	various
Last Version	Special:Code/pywikipedia
License	"MIT License" (apparently the Expat license) (one script is under the Python Software Foundation License and another section is under a custom license which appears compliant with the GNU Public License (GPL)
Download	Nightly dump

The Python Wikipediabot Framework (pywikipedia or PyWikipediaBot) is a collection of tools that automate work on MediaWiki sites. Originally designed for Wikipedia, it is now used throughout the Wikimedia Foundation's projects and on many other MediaWiki wikis. It's written in Python, which is a free, cross-platform programming language. This page provides links to general information for people who want to use the bot software.

Table of Contents

Quick overview

• Overview
• Quick Start Guide

Installation

• Installation
• Windows
• Mac & UNIX

Configuration

• user-config.py
• Use by third-party wikis

Pywikipediabot basics

• Basic use
• Scripts
• Communication

Participating in pywikipediabot development

• Development
• Recipes

See also

• Wikidata
• http://pywikipediabot.sourceforge.net/
• Google groups Perlwikibot
• Botwiki - "the (semi-)official pywikipedia wiki"
  • botwiki:Manual:Speed guide for pywikipediabot - Another guide,
• Wikipedia:Creating a bot
• Pywikipediabot course at Wikiversity
• PWB at Wikibooks
• Manual:Pywikipediabot example python 2.5
• Launch pywikipedia from the Internet (without installation)
• Pywikipediabot/Survey2012

other python bots

• wikitools
• mwclient