[Gerrit] ...core[master]: [doc] Fix/add typing hints in script's main function - Pywikibot-commits

18 Sep 2021

jenkins-bot has submitted this change. ( https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/pywikibot/core/+/721973 )
Change subject: [doc] Fix/add typing hints in script's main function
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[doc] Fix/add typing hints in script's main function
Change-Id: Ie58239fe67a07eb27863785a71c0030f52101982
---
M scripts/add_text.py
M scripts/archive/capitalize_redirects.py
M scripts/archive/catall.py
M scripts/archive/commons_link.py
M scripts/archive/create_categories.py
M scripts/archive/data_ingestion.py
M scripts/archive/editarticle.py
M scripts/archivebot.py
M scripts/basic.py
M scripts/blockpageschecker.py
M scripts/category.py
M scripts/category_redirect.py
M scripts/change_pagelang.py
M scripts/checkimages.py
M scripts/claimit.py
M scripts/clean_sandbox.py
M scripts/commons_information.py
M scripts/commonscat.py
M scripts/coordinate_import.py
M scripts/cosmetic_changes.py
M scripts/delete.py
M scripts/djvutext.py
M scripts/download_dump.py
M scripts/fixing_redirects.py
M scripts/harvest_template.py
M scripts/illustrate_wikidata.py
M scripts/image.py
M scripts/imagetransfer.py
M scripts/interwiki.py
M scripts/interwikidata.py
M scripts/listpages.py
M scripts/login.py
M scripts/misspelling.py
M scripts/movepages.py
M scripts/newitem.py
M scripts/noreferences.py
M scripts/nowcommons.py
M scripts/pagefromfile.py
M scripts/parser_function_count.py
M scripts/patrol.py
M scripts/protect.py
M scripts/redirect.py
M scripts/reflinks.py
M scripts/replace.py
M scripts/replicate_wiki.py
M scripts/revertbot.py
M scripts/shell.py
M scripts/solve_disambiguation.py
M scripts/speedy_delete.py
M scripts/template.py
M scripts/templatecount.py
M scripts/touch.py
M scripts/transferbot.py
M scripts/unusedfiles.py
M scripts/upload.py
M scripts/version.py
M scripts/watchlist.py
M scripts/weblinkchecker.py
M scripts/welcome.py
59 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 117 deletions(-)
Approvals:
  Xqt: Looks good to me, approved
  jenkins-bot: Verified

diff --git a/scripts/add_text.py b/scripts/add_text.py
index 63cdfd7..f1dc409 100755
--- a/scripts/add_text.py
+++ b/scripts/add_text.py
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
         self.put_current(text, summary=self.opt.summary, minor=self.opt.minor)
-def main(*argv: Tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
+def main(*argv: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/archive/capitalize_redirects.py b/scripts/archive/capitalize_redirects.py
index 46896af..d16535d 100755
--- a/scripts/archive/capitalize_redirects.py
+++ b/scripts/archive/capitalize_redirects.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     python pwb.py capitalize_redirects -start:B -always
 """
 #
-# (C) Pywikibot team, 2006-2020
+# (C) Pywikibot team, 2006-2021
 #
 # Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
 #
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
                                              summary=comment)
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]):
+def main(*args: str):
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/archive/catall.py b/scripts/archive/catall.py
index 83d3f9a..60ef9b9 100755
--- a/scripts/archive/catall.py
+++ b/scripts/archive/catall.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 -onlynew : Only run on pages that do not yet have a category.
 """
 #
-# (C) Pywikibot team, 2004-2020
+# (C) Pywikibot team, 2004-2021
 #
 # Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
 #
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
              summary=i18n.twtranslate(site, 'catall-changing'))
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]):
+def main(*args: str):
     """
     Process command line arguments and perform task.
diff --git a/scripts/archive/commons_link.py b/scripts/archive/commons_link.py
index 2d914e1..4c94b9e 100755
--- a/scripts/archive/commons_link.py
+++ b/scripts/archive/commons_link.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
                 pywikibot.output('Page {} is locked'.format(page.title()))
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]):
+def main(*args: str):
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/archive/create_categories.py b/scripts/archive/create_categories.py
index cc6caa9..41e6743 100755
--- a/scripts/archive/create_categories.py
+++ b/scripts/archive/create_categories.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         return super().skip_page(page)
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]):
+def main(*args: str):
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/archive/data_ingestion.py b/scripts/archive/data_ingestion.py
index 20e4fa6..49f1521 100755
--- a/scripts/archive/data_ingestion.py
+++ b/scripts/archive/data_ingestion.py
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
         return configuration
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]):
+def main(*args: str):
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/archive/editarticle.py b/scripts/archive/editarticle.py
index 4c02521..2f73464 100755
--- a/scripts/archive/editarticle.py
+++ b/scripts/archive/editarticle.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 --watch
 """
 #
-# (C) Pywikibot team, 2004-2020
+# (C) Pywikibot team, 2004-2021
 #
 # Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
 #
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
             pywikibot.output('Nothing changed')
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]):
+def main(*args: str):
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/archivebot.py b/scripts/archivebot.py
index b9a815a..82246de 100755
--- a/scripts/archivebot.py
+++ b/scripts/archivebot.py
@@ -819,14 +819,13 @@
             self.page.update(comment)
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     filename = None
     pagename = None
diff --git a/scripts/basic.py b/scripts/basic.py
index 8270def..0691d00 100755
--- a/scripts/basic.py
+++ b/scripts/basic.py
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #
 import pywikibot
 from pywikibot import pagegenerators
-from pywikibot.backports import Tuple
 from pywikibot.bot import (
     AutomaticTWSummaryBot,
     ConfigParserBot,
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@
         self.put_current(text, summary=self.opt.summary)
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/blockpageschecker.py b/scripts/blockpageschecker.py
index f95d347..a710424 100755
--- a/scripts/blockpageschecker.py
+++ b/scripts/blockpageschecker.py
@@ -207,14 +207,13 @@
         editor.edit(page.text)
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and perform task.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     # Loading the comments
     global categoryToCheck, project_inserted
diff --git a/scripts/category.py b/scripts/category.py
index d38136b..36182ce 100755
--- a/scripts/category.py
+++ b/scripts/category.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
import pywikibot
 from pywikibot import config, i18n, pagegenerators, textlib
-from pywikibot.backports import Set, Tuple
+from pywikibot.backports import Set
 from pywikibot.bot import (
     BaseBot,
     Bot,
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@
             pywikibot.stdout(tree)
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/category_redirect.py b/scripts/category_redirect.py
index 7d487b5..96fb733 100755
--- a/scripts/category_redirect.py
+++ b/scripts/category_redirect.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
import pywikibot
 from pywikibot import config, i18n, pagegenerators
-from pywikibot.backports import Tuple
 from pywikibot.bot import SingleSiteBot
 from pywikibot.exceptions import (
     CircularRedirectError,
@@ -493,7 +492,7 @@
             edit_request_page.save(comment)
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/change_pagelang.py b/scripts/change_pagelang.py
index ce8e85e..a3c7a38 100755
--- a/scripts/change_pagelang.py
+++ b/scripts/change_pagelang.py
@@ -116,14 +116,13 @@
                 pywikibot.output('Skipping ...\n')
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: unicode
     """
     options = {}
diff --git a/scripts/checkimages.py b/scripts/checkimages.py
index 43197db..cee134e 100755
--- a/scripts/checkimages.py
+++ b/scripts/checkimages.py
@@ -1535,14 +1535,13 @@
         self.report(self.unvertext, self.imageName, notification, head, smwl)
-def main(*args) -> bool:
+def main(*args: str) -> bool:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     # Command line configurable parameters
     repeat = True  # Restart after having check all the images?
diff --git a/scripts/claimit.py b/scripts/claimit.py
index 299dd1d..2435615 100755
--- a/scripts/claimit.py
+++ b/scripts/claimit.py
@@ -97,14 +97,13 @@
                 item, claim.copy(), self.exists_arg, site)
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     exists_arg = ''
     commandline_claims = []
diff --git a/scripts/clean_sandbox.py b/scripts/clean_sandbox.py
index 869f5a9..6848c1d 100755
--- a/scripts/clean_sandbox.py
+++ b/scripts/clean_sandbox.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
import pywikibot
 from pywikibot import i18n, pagegenerators
-from pywikibot.backports import Tuple
 from pywikibot.bot import Bot, ConfigParserBot
 from pywikibot.exceptions import EditConflictError, NoPageError
@@ -261,7 +260,7 @@
                 pywikibot.sleep(self.opt.hours * 60 * 60)
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/commons_information.py b/scripts/commons_information.py
index 2fd1b4c..ac64b5b 100755
--- a/scripts/commons_information.py
+++ b/scripts/commons_information.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
import pywikibot
 from pywikibot import i18n, pagegenerators
-from pywikibot.backports import Tuple
 from pywikibot.bot import ExistingPageBot, SingleSiteBot
 from pywikibot.tools.formatter import color_format
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@
             self.put_current(text, summary=summary)
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/commonscat.py b/scripts/commonscat.py
index d1298dd..121ae81 100755
--- a/scripts/commonscat.py
+++ b/scripts/commonscat.py
@@ -505,14 +505,13 @@
         return commonsPage.title(with_ns=False)
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     options = {}
     checkcurrent = False
diff --git a/scripts/coordinate_import.py b/scripts/coordinate_import.py
index 377ce20..a2f9848 100755
--- a/scripts/coordinate_import.py
+++ b/scripts/coordinate_import.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
import pywikibot
 from pywikibot import WikidataBot, pagegenerators
-from pywikibot.backports import Tuple
 from pywikibot.exceptions import CoordinateGlobeUnknownError
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@
             return True
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/cosmetic_changes.py b/scripts/cosmetic_changes.py
index 2eece60..d4e931d 100755
--- a/scripts/cosmetic_changes.py
+++ b/scripts/cosmetic_changes.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #
 import pywikibot
 from pywikibot import config, pagegenerators
-from pywikibot.backports import Tuple
 from pywikibot.bot import (
     AutomaticTWSummaryBot,
     ExistingPageBot,
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@
                              asynchronous=self.opt['async'])
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/delete.py b/scripts/delete.py
index b569fe5..dc217d1 100755
--- a/scripts/delete.py
+++ b/scripts/delete.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
import pywikibot
 from pywikibot import i18n, pagegenerators
-from pywikibot.backports import DefaultDict, Set, Tuple
+from pywikibot.backports import DefaultDict, Set
 from pywikibot.bot import CurrentPageBot
 from pywikibot.page import Page
 from pywikibot.site import Namespace
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
                                      automatic_quit=True)
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/djvutext.py b/scripts/djvutext.py
index 9c5340b..09baf48 100755
--- a/scripts/djvutext.py
+++ b/scripts/djvutext.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
import pywikibot
 from pywikibot import i18n
-from pywikibot.backports import Tuple
 from pywikibot.bot import SingleSiteBot
 from pywikibot.exceptions import NoPageError
 from pywikibot.proofreadpage import ProofreadPage
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@
             self.userPut(page, old_text, new_text, summary=self.opt.summary)
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/download_dump.py b/scripts/download_dump.py
index 558115f..26366c2 100755
--- a/scripts/download_dump.py
+++ b/scripts/download_dump.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
import pywikibot
 from pywikibot import Bot
-from pywikibot.backports import Tuple
 from pywikibot.comms.http import fetch
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@
         pywikibot.output('Done! File stored as ' + file_final_storepath)
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/fixing_redirects.py b/scripts/fixing_redirects.py
index 5930dcf..6fc4ef1 100755
--- a/scripts/fixing_redirects.py
+++ b/scripts/fixing_redirects.py
@@ -208,14 +208,13 @@
             self.put_current(newtext)
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     featured = False
     options = {}
diff --git a/scripts/harvest_template.py b/scripts/harvest_template.py
index daa02d6..68df846 100755
--- a/scripts/harvest_template.py
+++ b/scripts/harvest_template.py
@@ -346,14 +346,13 @@
                     item, claim, exists_arg, page.site, pywikibot.output)
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     template_title = None
diff --git a/scripts/illustrate_wikidata.py b/scripts/illustrate_wikidata.py
index 71c755f..2429f71 100755
--- a/scripts/illustrate_wikidata.py
+++ b/scripts/illustrate_wikidata.py
@@ -75,14 +75,13 @@
         self.user_add_claim(item, newclaim, page.site)
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     # Process global args and prepare generator args parser
     local_args = pywikibot.handle_args(args)
diff --git a/scripts/image.py b/scripts/image.py
index 76e30ea..0f875c8 100755
--- a/scripts/image.py
+++ b/scripts/image.py
@@ -120,14 +120,13 @@
                          summary=summary)
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     old_image = None
     new_image = None
diff --git a/scripts/imagetransfer.py b/scripts/imagetransfer.py
index e3cb276..4dbfcce 100755
--- a/scripts/imagetransfer.py
+++ b/scripts/imagetransfer.py
@@ -328,14 +328,13 @@
         return True
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     target_code = None
     target_family = None
diff --git a/scripts/interwiki.py b/scripts/interwiki.py
index 3579259..67ba233 100755
--- a/scripts/interwiki.py
+++ b/scripts/interwiki.py
@@ -2342,13 +2342,12 @@
                 pywikibot.output('Dumpfile {} deleted'.format(tail))
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     singlePageTitle = ''
     opthintsonly = False
diff --git a/scripts/interwikidata.py b/scripts/interwikidata.py
index 2557e39..48235de 100755
--- a/scripts/interwikidata.py
+++ b/scripts/interwikidata.py
@@ -213,14 +213,13 @@
             return target_item
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     local_args = pywikibot.handle_args(args)
     gen_factory = pagegenerators.GeneratorFactory()
diff --git a/scripts/listpages.py b/scripts/listpages.py
index c0ed999..d3b5f6c 100755
--- a/scripts/listpages.py
+++ b/scripts/listpages.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 &params;
 """
 #
-# (C) Pywikibot team, 2008-2020
+# (C) Pywikibot team, 2008-2021
 #
 # Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
 #
@@ -166,14 +166,13 @@
         return fmt.format(num=num, page=self)
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     notitle = False
     fmt = '1'
diff --git a/scripts/login.py b/scripts/login.py
index a9808b9..4f4761b 100755
--- a/scripts/login.py
+++ b/scripts/login.py
@@ -85,14 +85,13 @@
                                  oauth_token=oauth_token))
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     logall = False
     logout = False
diff --git a/scripts/misspelling.py b/scripts/misspelling.py
index 0928b58..d8cd4d6 100755
--- a/scripts/misspelling.py
+++ b/scripts/misspelling.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
 #
 from itertools import chain
-from typing import Generator, Tuple
+from typing import Generator
import pywikibot
 from pywikibot import i18n, pagegenerators
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
                                         {'page': page.title()})
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/movepages.py b/scripts/movepages.py
index 237888b..05ba0c6 100755
--- a/scripts/movepages.py
+++ b/scripts/movepages.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
                 self.moveOne(page, newPageTitle)
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/newitem.py b/scripts/newitem.py
index 570eb9c..6651756 100755
--- a/scripts/newitem.py
+++ b/scripts/newitem.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
"""
 #
-# (C) Pywikibot team, 2014-2020
+# (C) Pywikibot team, 2014-2021
 #
 # Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
 #
@@ -185,14 +185,13 @@
             page, callback=lambda _, exc: self._callback(page, exc))
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     # Process global args and prepare generator args parser
     local_args = pywikibot.handle_args(args)
diff --git a/scripts/noreferences.py b/scripts/noreferences.py
index 69692bf..d719948 100755
--- a/scripts/noreferences.py
+++ b/scripts/noreferences.py
@@ -736,14 +736,13 @@
             self.put_current(self.addReferences(text), summary=self.comment)
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     options = {}
     gen = None
diff --git a/scripts/nowcommons.py b/scripts/nowcommons.py
index 927f901..6c90ded 100755
--- a/scripts/nowcommons.py
+++ b/scripts/nowcommons.py
@@ -369,14 +369,13 @@
         self.exit()
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     options = {}
diff --git a/scripts/pagefromfile.py b/scripts/pagefromfile.py
index 6a76161..c8ddd9e 100755
--- a/scripts/pagefromfile.py
+++ b/scripts/pagefromfile.py
@@ -273,14 +273,13 @@
         return location.end(), title, contents
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     filename = 'dict.txt'
     options = {}
diff --git a/scripts/parser_function_count.py b/scripts/parser_function_count.py
index 4bf7898..84d008e 100755
--- a/scripts/parser_function_count.py
+++ b/scripts/parser_function_count.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 functions will be listed.
 """
 #
-# (C) Pywikibot team, 2013-2020
+# (C) Pywikibot team, 2013-2021
 #
 # Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
 #
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
                          summary=self.summary)
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """Process command line arguments and invoke ParserFunctionCountBot."""
     local_args = pywikibot.handle_args(*args)
     options = {}
diff --git a/scripts/patrol.py b/scripts/patrol.py
index a1cd050..f3c5077 100755
--- a/scripts/patrol.py
+++ b/scripts/patrol.py
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
             break
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """Process command line arguments and invoke PatrolBot."""
     # This factory is responsible for processing command line arguments
     # that are also used by other scripts and that determine on which pages
diff --git a/scripts/protect.py b/scripts/protect.py
index dcf1096..20a378e 100755
--- a/scripts/protect.py
+++ b/scripts/protect.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #
 # Created by modifying delete.py
 #
-# (C) Pywikibot team, 2008-2020
+# (C) Pywikibot team, 2008-2021
 #
 # Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
 #
@@ -140,14 +140,13 @@
     return levels[first_char.index(choice)]
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     options = {}
     message_properties = {}
diff --git a/scripts/redirect.py b/scripts/redirect.py
index 077990f..8d5b332 100755
--- a/scripts/redirect.py
+++ b/scripts/redirect.py
@@ -656,14 +656,13 @@
         super().treat(page)
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     options = {}  # type: Dict[str, Any]
     gen_options = {}  # type: Dict[str, Any]
diff --git a/scripts/reflinks.py b/scripts/reflinks.py
index 8e344bf..cfb2d14 100755
--- a/scripts/reflinks.py
+++ b/scripts/reflinks.py
@@ -734,14 +734,13 @@
                     self.generator.close()
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     xml_filename = None
     xml_start = None
diff --git a/scripts/replace.py b/scripts/replace.py
index f558502..89b63df 100755
--- a/scripts/replace.py
+++ b/scripts/replace.py
@@ -771,14 +771,13 @@
     return pattern
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     options = {}
     gen = None
diff --git a/scripts/replicate_wiki.py b/scripts/replicate_wiki.py
index cfc8802..8b01f39 100755
--- a/scripts/replicate_wiki.py
+++ b/scripts/replicate_wiki.py
@@ -221,14 +221,13 @@
                 pywikibot.stdout('.', newline=False)
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     my_args = pywikibot.handle_args(args)
diff --git a/scripts/revertbot.py b/scripts/revertbot.py
index 067968b..f771740 100755
--- a/scripts/revertbot.py
+++ b/scripts/revertbot.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
"""
 #
-# (C) Pywikibot team, 2008-2020
+# (C) Pywikibot team, 2008-2021
 #
 # Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
 #
@@ -147,14 +147,13 @@
 myRevertBot = BaseRevertBot  # noqa: N816
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     options = {}
diff --git a/scripts/shell.py b/scripts/shell.py
index 694e99a..26a582f 100755
--- a/scripts/shell.py
+++ b/scripts/shell.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
If no arguments are given, the pywikibot library will not be loaded.
 """
-# (C) Pywikibot team, 2014-2020
+# (C) Pywikibot team, 2014-2021
 #
 # Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
 #
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import sys
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """Script entry point."""
     args = list(args)
     if '-noimport' in args:
diff --git a/scripts/solve_disambiguation.py b/scripts/solve_disambiguation.py
index 84c5397..6ca824c 100755
--- a/scripts/solve_disambiguation.py
+++ b/scripts/solve_disambiguation.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 import re
 from contextlib import suppress
 from itertools import chain
-from typing import Generator, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import Generator, Optional
import pywikibot
 from pywikibot import config
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@
         self.opt.pos = []
-def main(*args: Tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
diff --git a/scripts/speedy_delete.py b/scripts/speedy_delete.py
index fbe5e0f..9ac8fb7 100755
--- a/scripts/speedy_delete.py
+++ b/scripts/speedy_delete.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 NOTE: This script currently only works for the Wikipedia project.
 """
 #
-# (C) Pywikibot team, 2007-2020
+# (C) Pywikibot team, 2007-2021
 #
 # Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
 #
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@
         self.saved_progress = None
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """Script entry point."""
     pywikibot.handle_args(args)  # No local args yet
     site = pywikibot.Site()
diff --git a/scripts/template.py b/scripts/template.py
index d71e404..f2d7b84 100755
--- a/scripts/template.py
+++ b/scripts/template.py
@@ -206,14 +206,13 @@
             summary=self.opt.summary)
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     template_names = []
     templates = {}
diff --git a/scripts/templatecount.py b/scripts/templatecount.py
index b1e93ab..9e58be0 100755
--- a/scripts/templatecount.py
+++ b/scripts/templatecount.py
@@ -140,14 +140,13 @@
             yield template, list(gen)
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     operation = None
     args_list = []
diff --git a/scripts/touch.py b/scripts/touch.py
index 5a68ff0..2a591d8 100755
--- a/scripts/touch.py
+++ b/scripts/touch.py
@@ -82,14 +82,13 @@
                                  '' if page.purge(**self.opt) else ' not'))
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     options = {}
diff --git a/scripts/transferbot.py b/scripts/transferbot.py
index df3b932..261618a 100755
--- a/scripts/transferbot.py
+++ b/scripts/transferbot.py
@@ -58,14 +58,13 @@
 docuReplacements = {'&params;': pagegenerators.parameterHelp}  # noqa: N816
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     local_args = pywikibot.handle_args(args)
diff --git a/scripts/unusedfiles.py b/scripts/unusedfiles.py
index 77dfc6d..5d05f5c 100755
--- a/scripts/unusedfiles.py
+++ b/scripts/unusedfiles.py
@@ -126,14 +126,13 @@
         board.new_topic(title, content)
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     options = {}
     total = None
diff --git a/scripts/upload.py b/scripts/upload.py
index 75c7b4a..d83d3fa 100755
--- a/scripts/upload.py
+++ b/scripts/upload.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 parameter, and for a description.
 """
 #
-# (C) Pywikibot team, 2003-2020
+# (C) Pywikibot team, 2003-2021
 #
 # Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
 #
@@ -95,14 +95,13 @@
     return chunk_size
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     url = ''
     description = []
diff --git a/scripts/version.py b/scripts/version.py
index a4ce0a2..e4fa31a 100755
--- a/scripts/version.py
+++ b/scripts/version.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 WMF_CACERT = 'MIIDxTCCAq2gAwIBAgIQAqxcJmoLQJuPC3nyrkYldzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBs'
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """Print pywikibot version and important settings."""
     pywikibot.output('Pywikibot: ' + getversion())
     pywikibot.output('Release version: ' + pywikibot.__version__)
diff --git a/scripts/watchlist.py b/scripts/watchlist.py
index 1751277..c6f53f4 100755
--- a/scripts/watchlist.py
+++ b/scripts/watchlist.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
              user-config.py
 """
 #
-# (C) Pywikibot team, 2005-2020
+# (C) Pywikibot team, 2005-2021
 #
 # Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
 #
@@ -99,14 +99,13 @@
             refresh(site)
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     opt_all = False
     opt_new = False
diff --git a/scripts/weblinkchecker.py b/scripts/weblinkchecker.py
index e37b8fd..11880e1 100755
--- a/scripts/weblinkchecker.py
+++ b/scripts/weblinkchecker.py
@@ -622,14 +622,13 @@
     return i
-def main(*args):
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """
     Process command line arguments and invoke bot.
If args is an empty list, sys.argv is used.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     gen = None
     xmlFilename = None
diff --git a/scripts/welcome.py b/scripts/welcome.py
index d50650c..6009db2 100755
--- a/scripts/welcome.py
+++ b/scripts/welcome.py
@@ -987,11 +987,10 @@
             pywikibot.warning('Unknown option "{}"'.format(arg))
-def main(*args) -> None:
+def main(*args: str) -> None:
     """Invoke bot.
:param args: command line arguments
-    :type args: str
     """
     handle_args(args)
     if globalvar.offset and globalvar.timeoffset:
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