Manual:Pywikibot/image.py

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This script can be used to change one image to another or remove an image.

Syntax[edit]

python pwb.py image image_name [new_image_name]

If only one command-line parameter is provided then that image will be removed; if two are provided, then the first image will be replaced by the second one on all pages.

Options[edit]

-summary:  Provide a custom edit summary.  If the summary includes spaces,
           surround it with single quotes, such as:
           -summary:'My edit summary'
-always    Don't prompt to make changes, just do them.
-loose     Do loose replacements.  This will replace all occurrences of the name
           of the image (and not just explicit image syntax).  This should work
           to catch all instances of the image, including where it is used as a
           template parameter or in image galleries.  However, it can also make
           more mistakes.  This only works with image replacement, not image
           removal.

Examples[edit]

The image "FlagrantCopyvio.jpg" is about to be deleted, so let's first remove it from everything that displays it:

python pwb.py image FlagrantCopyvio.jpg

The image "Flag.svg" has been uploaded, making the old "Flag.jpg" obsolete:

python pwb.py image Flag.jpg Flag.svg

Global arguments available

These options will override the configuration in user-config.py settings.

Global options
Parameter	Description	Config variable
`-dir:PATH`	Read the bot's configuration data from directory given by PATH, instead of from the default directory.
`-config:file`	The user config filename. Default is user-config.py.	`user-config.py`
`-lang:xx`	Set the language of the wiki you want to work on, overriding the configuration in user-config.py. xx should be the language code.	`mylang`
`-family:xyz`	Set the family of the wiki you want to work on, e.g. wikipedia, wiktionary, wikitravel, ... This will override the configuration in user-config.py.	`family`
`-user:xyz`	Log in as user 'xyz' instead of the default username.	`usernames`
`-daemonize:xyz`	Immediately return control to the terminal and redirect stdout and stderr to file xyz. (only use for bots that require no input from stdin).
`-help`	Show the help text.
`-log`	Enable the log file, using the default filename 'script_name-bot.log' Logs will be stored in the logs subdirectory.	`log`
`-log:xyz`	Enable the log file, using 'xyz' as the filename.	`logfilename`
`-nolog`	Disable the log file (if it is enabled by default).
`-maxlag`	Sets a new maxlag parameter to a number of seconds. Defer bot edits during periods of database server lag. Default is set by config.py	`maxlag`
`-putthrottle:n` `-pt:n` `-put_throttle:n`	Set the minimum time (in seconds) the bot will wait between saving pages.	`put_throttle`
`-debug:item` `-debug`	Enable the log file and include extensive debugging data for component "item" (for all components if the second form is used).	`debug_log`
`-verbose` `-v`	Have the bot provide additional console output that may be useful in debugging.	`verbose_output`
`-cosmeticchanges` `-cc`	Toggles the cosmetic_changes setting made in config.py or user-config.py to its inverse and overrules it. All other settings and restrictions are untouched.	`cosmetic_changes`
`-simulate`	Disables writing to the server. Useful for testing and debugging of new code (if given, doesn't do any real changes, but only shows what would have been changed).	`simulate`
`-<config var>:n`	You may use all given numeric config variables as option and modify it with command line.