Pywikipediabot/login.py
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login.py is the python program that logs the user running the pywikipedia bot on to the system using the data that can be found in user-config.py.
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[edit] Logging in as a bot
Bots provide specified result and as a consequence, they should not need the attention that other changes require. By having a specific user to run the bot software, the changes created in this way will be hidden on a typical recent changes screen. Bot status is given when a community is in favour with someone running a bot.
If you want to login also with your sysop account (deleting moved categories...) you have to add
sysopnames['wikiproject']['languagecode'] = u'YourSysopUsername'
to user-config.py and start login.py with the -sysop parameter
[edit] How it knows where to login
In the user-config.py file there are three components:
- the language: mylang
- the family: family - this indicates wiki name, including wikipedia or wiktionary
- the username: username - this can be any user but it should be a user who is registered to run as a bot.
In order to login to all the projects/languages mentioned in user-config.py, the option -all can be used, and if the same password is used throughout all these projects, it can be combined with -pass so that the program doesn't ask for a password for each site.
login.py -all -pass
will login on all projects in user-config.py, using the same password for all.
Global arguments available for all bots
| arg | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| -family:xyz | Set the family of the wiki you want to work on, e.g. wikipedia, wiktionary, commons, wikitravel, …. This will override the configuration in user-config.py settings. | user-config.py parameter: family |
| -lang:xx | Set the language of the wiki you want to work on, overriding the configuration in user-config.py where xx should be the language code[1]. | user-config.py parameter: mylang |
| -log | Enable the logfile. Logs will be stored in the logs subdirectory. | user-config.py parameter: log ? |
| -log:xyz | Enable the logfile, using xyz as the filename. | |
| -nolog | Disable the logfile (if it's enabled by default). | |
| -putthrottle:nn -pt:nn |
Set the minimum time (in seconds) the bot will wait between saving pages. | user-config.py parameter: putthrottle ? |
| -verbose -v |
Make the program output more detailed messages than usual to the standard output about its current work, or progress, while it is proceeding. This may be helpful when debugging or dealing with unusual situations. | not selected |
