Manual:Pywikibot

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.

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Running a bot

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• 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

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• 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

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News

8 March 2024

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>

7 February 2024

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>

10 December 2023

File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg <translate> Python <tvar name=1>3.11.7</tvar> final release is available.</translate>

7 December 2023

File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg <translate> Python <tvar name=1>3.12.1</tvar> final release is available.</translate>

5 December 2023

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>

11 November 2023

File:OOjs UI icon lightbulb-20 fc3.svg<translate> A new stable release <tvar name=1>8.5.1</tvar> has been deployed.</translate>

5 November 2023

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