Manual:Pywikibot/BotPasswords


 * This page is being worked on as a result of https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/305664/

As a simpler (but less secure) alternative to OAuth MediaWiki allows bot users to uses BotPasswords to limit the permissions given to a bot.

When using BotPasswords each instance gets a login_name of the form  and a password. This combination can only access the API, not the normal web interface.

Requirements

 * The wiki where you want to use the bot needs MediaWiki > 1.27

Configuration

 * something about how password_file works and how the input should be formated.

The BotPassword can be generated at.

Usage

 * something about how BotPassowords may work even if you don't use a password_file... but not always.