Manual:Pywikibot
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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
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- 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 <span class="plainlinks" style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;" title="<translate nowrap> <tvar name=1>#pywikibot</tvar> on Libera.Chat IRC</translate>">#pywikibot IRC channel <translate> connect</translate> for quick questions
- Sign up to the main mailing list for asking complex questions or sharing information
- Get more help on other support channels
- Python 2 to Python 3 migration support
- Pywikibot compat to core migration support
See also
- Pywikibot compatibility with Python and MediaWiki
- Help:Creating a bot
- mwparserfromhell (wikicode parser written in Python)
- Other Python bots
- Pywikibot workshop materials
News
- File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg <translate> Pywikibot 9 has been deployed.</translate> <translate> It is marked with <tvar name=1>
stable</tvar> tag.</translate> <translate> With Pywikibot 9 a lot of deprecations has been dropped.</translate> <translate> Pywikibot does not support Python <tvar name=1>3.6</tvar> any longer (<tvar name=2>T347026</tvar>)</translate> - File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg <translate> Python <tvar name=1>3.12.2 and 3.11.8</tvar> final releases are available.</translate>
- File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg <translate> Python <tvar name=1>3.11.7</tvar> final release is available.</translate>
- File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg <translate> Python <tvar name=1>3.12.1</tvar> final release is available.</translate>
- File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg <translate> A new stable release <tvar name=1>8.6</tvar> has been deployed.</translate> <translate> This is the last release supporting Python <tvar name=1>3.6</tvar>.</translate>
- File:OOjs UI icon lightbulb-20 fc3.svg<translate> A new stable release <tvar name=1>8.5.1</tvar> has been deployed.</translate>
- File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg <translate> A new stable release <tvar name=1>8.5</tvar> has been deployed.</translate>
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