Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Pokbot


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Pokbot
Operator:

Automatic or Manually assisted: Both, this bot uses interwiki.py, in automatic mode I use the parameter (-autonomous). I can also use it in manually assisted when I use the parameter -file. The file is built from Newpages or last given user contributions, I check the proposals.

Programming language(s): Python

Source code available: Standard pywikipedia/interwiki.py

Function overview: the bot is used for interwiki link either in -start mode or -filename mode. The file is built from different sources : newpages, user contributions

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): morning (CET time) and evening (CET time)

Estimated number of pages affected: 100/days

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): N

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): N, currently asked in wiki fr Pokbot

Function details:
 * interwiki links

Discussion
Hi there Pok. Just a quick note that you shouldn't really be running this bot (even as a trial) before approval for a trial. Unlike some other projects the English Wikipedia requires bots to be approved even for test runs. However, this isn't really a massive problem. However, I do see that in the trial you've been editing Templates, this shouldn't be done using the standard interwiki.py, as it doesn't account for use of the Documentation subpage. Also, will you be running this bot without force while in autonomous mode? Please make sure you read through our bot policy - Kingpin13 (talk) 07:57, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi. Yes you're right I didn't notice that before applying. On the french wiki, before applying we can launch the bot for few edits. So I stop it before the trial period will be granted (if yes). Concerning the template I can adapt my script which is used before interwiki, this script build a file and then I use interwiki with -file. This script analyses the last edits of a given user (userlib.user.contributions), I can change it in order to grab only articles on the principal namespace. I do not use the -force parameter. I only use interwiki.py in two ways :
 * with -autonomous and (-start or -file) and then I analyse the log autonomous_problem.dat
 * with -file or a given article and I confirm myself the deletions, choices, changes...
 * Pok148 (talk) 09:37, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Great, looks like a typical uncontroversial interwiki bot, with-in WP:BOTPOL. - Kingpin13 (talk) 11:50, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
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