The Wikitools package contains general tools for working with wikis, pages, and users on the wiki and retrieving data from the MediaWiki API.
In fact, Wikitools is a Python package designed expecially for interacting with the MediaWiki API. It includes also the source for some en.wikipedia specific scripts using the framework, including the source code for some en.wikipedia bots.
Requirements:
· simplejson module or the json module in Python 2.6+.
· Python 2.5 or newer.
What`s New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Compatibility added for the new login method in MediaWiki 1.15.3 and higher.
· See for more details.
· Using the logout() function sets the correct version number in the user-agent
