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'''Bots''' are [[software]] used to perform repetitive tasks. They may be written in various languages, but [[Pywikipedia]] (written in Python{{ | '''Bots''' are [[software]] used to perform repetitive tasks. They may be written in various languages, but [[Pywikipedia]] (written in Python{{w| Python (programming language)}}) is commonly used on MediaWiki sites. | ||
To get help on | To get help on Pywikipediabot, contact [[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]], an Appropedia admin with experience using the Pywikipedia bot on Appropedia (and still learning). | ||
If you can't find the information you want from the links below, or Googling, prompt and helpful advice can often be found at irc://freenode/pywikipediabot (join the chat with an {{ | If you can't find the information you want from the links below, or Googling, prompt and helpful advice can often be found at irc://freenode/pywikipediabot (join the chat with an IRC{{w|Internet Relay Chat}} client). | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Appropedia:Bot tasks]] | |||
* [[Appropedia:AutoWikiBrowser]] | |||
* [[Appropedia:Bot tasks]] - includes suggested tasks and suggested bots for Appropedia. | |||
==Interwiki links== | ==Interwiki links== | ||
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* [[Meta:Bots]] | * [[Meta:Bots]] | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Bots]] | * [[Wikipedia:Bots]] | ||
[[Category:Appropedia bots]] | [[Category:Appropedia bots]] |
Revision as of 18:45, 14 March 2012
Bots are software used to perform repetitive tasks. They may be written in various languages, but Pywikipedia (written in PythonW) is commonly used on MediaWiki sites.
To get help on Pywikipediabot, contact Chriswaterguy, an Appropedia admin with experience using the Pywikipedia bot on Appropedia (and still learning).
If you can't find the information you want from the links below, or Googling, prompt and helpful advice can often be found at irc://freenode/pywikipediabot (join the chat with an IRCW client).
See also
- Appropedia:AutoWikiBrowser
- Appropedia:Bot tasks - includes suggested tasks and suggested bots for Appropedia.
Interwiki links
- Botwiki - a wiki for documenting and testing bots, including Pywikipedia and other bots.
Wikipedia project space and Meta both have information on bots.
For information on Pywikipedia, see:
For information on other bots, see: