Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/PotatoBot


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PotatoBot
Operator:

Automatic or Manually assisted: Automatic, unsupervised

Programming language(s): Python, using PyWikipediabot

Source code available: User:PotatoBot/Code

Function overview: Create redirects to asteroid articles (which have titles like 49109 Agnesraab, i. e. including the number) from the simple names (e. g. Agnesraab).

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Astronomical objects

Edit period(s): One time run

Estimated number of pages affected: Creation of not more than 14,500 redirects (total number of pages in Category:Asteroid stubs plus sub-categories), probably much less; no existing pages affected

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): No, since no existing pages will be edited

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): (No)

Function details: Iterates through the articles in Category:Asteroid stubs, including its sub-categories. Creates redirects for all articles with titles in the format  or "(" ")" , omitting possible non-asteroid articles and unnamed asteroids like (115485) 2003 UR19. If a page with the title already exists (e. g. Toutatis for 4179 Toutatis), it is not affected. Instead, an entry in the list User:PotatoBot/Lists/Asteroids without redirects [currently containing test output] is created for later – manual or bot-assisted – inspection.

Discussion
Would it be appropriate to tag these redirects with R from incorrect name? Josh Parris 04:32, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
 * The present code uses R from short name. The name is not actually incorrect, it just omits the running number. --ἀνυπόδητος (talk) 07:35, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
 * What about pages like UAO-DLR Asteroid Survey?  Snowolf How can I help? 00:46, 14 April 2010 (UTC) Nvm.  Snowolf  How can I help? 00:48, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
 * &mdash; The Earwig   (talk)  21:38, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Contributions: Special:Contributions/PotatoBot. Looks fine. --ἀνυπόδητος (talk) 12:49, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree. Good luck! Tim1357 (talk) 01:46, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
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