Manual:Pywikibot/ms

Pywikibot is a Python library and collection of scripts that automate work on MediaWiki sites. Originally designed for Wikipedia, it is now used throughout the Wikimedia Foundation's projects and on many other wikis.

Running a bot

• What is Pywikibot?

• Learn how to install and configure Pywikibot

• Access existing scripts for Pywikibot

Writing a bot

• Learn how to write a basic script

• Read the documentation at doc.wikimedia.org

• Learn how to interact with Wikidata

• Take ideas from Pywikibot Cookbook

Developing Pywikibot

• Learn how to contribute to Pywikibot

• Review the source code on Gerrit (GitHub mirror, Diffusion mirror, Codesearch tool)

• List bugs for Pywikibot

• Learn how to translate Pywikibot

Get help

• Use the #pywikibot IRC channel ^connect for quick questions

• Sign up to the main mailing list for asking complex questions or sharing information

• Get more help on other support channels

• Report a feature request or a bug

See also

• Pywikibot compatibility with Python and MediaWiki

• Help:Creating a bot

• mwparserfromhell (wikicode parser written in Python)
• Other Python bots
• Pywikibot workshop materials

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News

22 Julai 2026

A new stable release 11.6.0 has been deployed. It is marked with stable tag.

A new pywikibot-scripts release 11.6.0 was published.

11 Julai 2026

A new stable release 11.5.0 has been deployed.

A new pywikibot-scripts release 11.5.0 was published.

26 Jun 2026

A new stable release 11.4.2 has been deployed.

25 Jun 2026

A new stable release 11.4.1 has been deployed.

22 Jun 2026

A new stable release 11.4.0 has been deployed.

A new pywikibot-scripts release 11.4.0 was published.