Manual:Pywikibot
 Release status: beta |
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| Implementation | Bot |
| Description | Collection of Python scripts for automated editing of MediaWiki wikis. |
| Author(s) | various |
| Latest version | pywikibot |
| License | Expat License [Remark 1] |
| Download | Nightly dump |
The Pywikibot, short PWB (former names Python Wikipediabot Framework, Pywikipediabot or Pywikipedia) 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 is 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.
This project in Gerrit, Gitblit, GitHub, Phabricator (Core), Phabricator (Compat), and Bugzilla.
Sign up to the main mailing list for asking questions and sharing information, or view the archives. Mailing lists for Bugtracker monitoring and Git Commits are also available.
Use the #pywikibot IRC channelconnect for quick questions.
Translate Pywikibot using translatewiki.net.
Table of contents[edit | edit source]
- Installation
- Configuration
- Using Pywikibot
- Participating in pywikibot development
See also[edit | edit source]
- Wikipedia:Creating a bot
- Pywikibot course at Wikiversity
- Pywikibot at Wikibooks
Launch pywikipedia from the Internet (without installation)(dead since 2014)- Botwiki – the (semi-)official pywikipedia wiki (inactive since 2011)
- Speed guide for pywikipediabot – Another guide
- mwparserfromhell (wikicode parser written in Python)
- Other Python bots
Remarks[edit | edit source]
- ↑ One file in Compat is licensed under a 3-clause BSD.[citation needed] The English spelling files have a custom license. Other licenses and more information at: Manual:Pywikibot/Overview#License
