Pywikibot

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The Python Wikipediabot Framework (pywikipedia) is a collection of tools that automate work on Wikipedia or other MediaWiki sites. It's written in Python, which is a free, cross-platform programming language. This page gives general information for people who want to use the bot software.

Table of Contents

Quick overview

• Overview

Installation

• Installation
• Mac

Configuration

• user-config.py
• Use on non-WMF wikis

Pywikipediabot basics

• Basic use
• Scripts

Advanced use of pywikipediabot

• Advanced use

Participating in pywikipediabot development

• Development

Communication channels

• Communication

See also

• Python wikipedia robot framework at Sourceforge.net
• Botwiki
• Perlwikibot
• botwiki:Manual:Speed guide for pywikipediabot - Another guide
• Wikipedia:Creating a bot
• Pywikipediabot course at Wikiversity