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.
![Pywikibot logo](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Pywikibot_MW_gear_icon.svg/160px-Pywikibot_MW_gear_icon.svg.png)
Running a bot
![Decorative - picture of three toy robots](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Sanko_Seisakusyo_%28%E4%B8%89%E5%B9%B8%E8%A3%BD%E4%BD%9C%E6%89%80%29_%E2%80%93_Tin_Wind_Up_%E2%80%93_Tiny_Sparkling_Robo_%E2%80%93_Front.jpg/107px-Sanko_Seisakusyo_%28%E4%B8%89%E5%B9%B8%E8%A3%BD%E4%BD%9C%E6%89%80%29_%E2%80%93_Tin_Wind_Up_%E2%80%93_Tiny_Sparkling_Robo_%E2%80%93_Front.jpg)
- 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
![Decorative - board filled with post-its](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2013%2C_Amsterdam_-_Flickr_-_Sebastiaan_ter_Burg_%2822%29.jpg/120px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_2013%2C_Amsterdam_-_Flickr_-_Sebastiaan_ter_Burg_%2822%29.jpg)
- 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
- 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
A new stable release 9.3.1 has been deployed. It is marked with
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tag.A new stable release 9.3.0 has been deployed.
A new stable release 9.2.1 has been deployed.
A new stable release 9.2.0 has been deployed.
Python 3.12.4 final release is available.
A new stable release 9.1.3 has been deployed.
A new stable release 9.1.2 has been deployed.
A new stable release 9.1.1 has been deployed.
A new stable release 9.1.0 has been deployed.