pywikibot May 2021

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i18n files and pip
by André Costa 08 Sep '22

08 Sep '22

Hi all, I'm building a small pywikibot tool[1] which is designed to be installed via pip (and in turn installs Pywikibot via pip). The tool uses the page.touch() function which is where I get a pywikibot.i18n.TranslationError when I run it. page.touch() gets it's edit summary from i18n.twtranslate(self.site, 'pywikibot-touch') which in turn is defined in /scripts/i18n/pywikibot/. Unless I'm confused the Error occurs because the pip distribution does not include the /scripts folder or the i18n submodule. So my first question is am I just doing something obviously wrong and the i18n submodule should have been available over pip as well? If it's not just me then would it not make sense to have any i18n files necessary to the Pywikibot *library* to also be distributed via the same pip package? (i18n for scripts is another issue since for scripts you cannot use pip). Cheers, André / Lokal_Profil [1] https://github.com/lokal-profil/pywikibot-sdc André Costa | Chief Operating Officer, Wikimedia Sverige | Andre.Costa(a)wikimedia.se | +46 (0)733-964574 Stöd fri kunskap, bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige. Läs mer på blimedlem.wikimedia.se ------ sent from my mobile, all typos are due to autocorrect ;)

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Deprecation policy?
by Damian Johnson 15 Nov '21

15 Nov '21

Hi lovely pywikibot folks. I'd like to clean up our deprecated code since we have some that's six years old.... % grep -RIoh "since='[^']\+'" ./* | sort | head -n 5 since='20150206' since='20150515' since='20150615' since='20150617' since='20150619' % grep -RIoh "since='[^']\+'" ./* | wc -l 130 What is pywikibot's policy regarding code deprecation? Can we remove it after a set duration and, if so, what is it? Thanks! -Damian

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[Reminder] Your feedback on the Developer Portal content draft
by Andre Klapper 21 May '21

21 May '21

Your feedback on content for a central place which links key technical documents is still very welcome until next Tuesday: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developer_Advocacy/Developer_Portal/Content_… Or join our Hackathon session this Saturday at 18:00UTC: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2021/Schedule For more information, see the initial email: https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/pywikibot@lists.wikimedia.org/m… Thanks for your help to make finding our key tech docs easier! andre -- Andre Klapper (he/him) | Bugwrangler / Developer Advocate https://blogs.gnome.org/aklapper/

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#pywikibot IRC channel moving to Libera Chat
by Kunal Mehta 21 May '21

21 May '21

TL;DR: * The #pywikibot IRC channel is moving from Freenode to Libera.Chat. * Register an account on Libera.Chat and join us there! There has been a lot of activity over the last 2-3 days related to staffing changes on the Freenode IRC network [0]. The Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts (GCs) [1] evaluated the situation and decided that moving the Wikimedia IRC channels from Freenode to the brand new Libera.Chat IRC network [2] would be the best course of action [3]. So, we are moving! A new #pywikibot channel has been created on irc.libera.chat for handling Pywikibot discussion, support, Phab/Gerrit updates, etc. I am waiting for a bit more people to join us over on Libera before closing down the Freenode room. There is a new subpage on Meta-Wiki [4] for information on how to create a new account for yourself on Libera.Chat and other related information. There is also a tracking task [5] that you can look at to see various activities that the community hopes to take action on to complete the migration. One last thing: The #wmhack Freenode channel is bridged to #wikimedia-hackathon on Libera.Chat. The new channel name will make it easier for the GCs to help manage spam and other issues that come up occasionally on IRC. Don't miss the fun of our 2021 virtual hackathon from Friday, May 21st to Sunday, May 23rd! [6] [0]: https://www.kline.sh/ [1]: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Group_Contacts [2]: https://libera.chat/ [3]: https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?diff=21476411 [4]: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Migrating_to_Libera_Chat [5]: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T283247 [6]: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2021 -- Legoktm

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Re: Thank you Xqt
by info＠gno.de 10 May '21

10 May '21

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Thank you Xqt
by Kunal Mehta 09 May '21

09 May '21

I was looking at Pywikibot's commit stats for something and noticed that as of earlier today, `git shortlog -s` reports that Xqt hit 4,000 commits in the pywikibot/core repository! For comparison, the next human is at 822 commits. In total the repository has a little over 9,800 commits, of which ~40% are from Xqt. Thank you Xqt for all your work maintaining Pywikibot for so many years and for helping power so many bots across Wikimedia. -- Legoktm

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Job opening: build green OA with Dissemin at ENS/Paris
by Federico Leva (Nemo) 07 May '21

07 May '21

Nice opportunity for OA, Python, PostgreSQL and bibliographic dataset enthusiasts! https://team.inria.fr/valda/engineer-position-in-the-valda-team/ (Please forgive the crossposting.) Best regards, Federico == Engineer position in the Valda team == Valda is hiring an engineer to work on the [https://dissem.in/ Dissemin] platfom for a two-year position at [https://www.ens.psl.eu/ École normale supérieure]. Dissemin is a tool to detect research articles behind paywalls and to help their authors upload them in an open repository. Dissemin is an [https://gitlab.com/dissemin/dissemin open-source project] with various contributors, organized as a [https://association.dissem.in/index.html.en non-profit]. === Profile of the candidate === The applicant should be familiar with or ready to learn the following technologies: * the Python programming language; * the Django Web application framework; * the PostgreSQL database management system; * RESTful Web APIs; * processing of large datasets. The applicant should be familiar with an open-source development workflow (basics of Git, merge requests, proficiency in technical English) and willing and interested to work in an academic environment on a project related to academic publishing. The candidate should be able to work autonomously, in interaction with a remote team of developers. The applicant should hold a Master or engineering diploma in a field related to computer science or computer engineering. Candidates holding a PhD on a relevant topic are also welcome, with the experience of the PhD recognized and useful for the project. The applicant need not be French-speaking. === Tasks === The role of the engineer will be to turn Dissemin from a proof-of-concept work into a production-ready tool, in particular to be used by French researchers to help them deposit their works on open-access platforms, as required by their employers or funders. Some specific tasks include: * day-to-day management of the Dissemin platform and bug fixing; * integration of [https://www.crossref.org/ Crossref] and [https://www.base-search.net/ BASE] data, in connection with [https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/ HAL]; * optimization of the data ingestion from [https://www.crossref.org/ Crossref] and [https://www.base-search.net/ BASE]; * possible migration of the platform to a different hosting and architecture; * interaction with the Valda research team on subjects related to the analysis of the scientific corpus (e.g., possible co-supervision of Master's students). === Work conditions === The engineer will be hosted at École normale supérieure in the 5th district of Paris and employed by ENS on a one-year contract renewable once, for a total planned duration of two years. For a full-time position, the work week is 37.5 hours (flexible hours), with 49 vacation days yearly; part-time positions can be discussed. The engineer will work under the supervision of the head of the Valda team, [https://pierre.senellart.com/ Pierre Senellart]. The salary will follow the ENS salary scale for technical employees (typically 26 to 36 k€ gross yearly salary depending on experience and degree). The position is expected to start at the earliest in June 2021 and at the latest in January 2022. === Work environment === The work will be conducted within a dynamic research team, also in interaction with the [https://prairie-institute.fr/ PRAIRIE institute] for artificial intelligence research in Paris. The engineer will be encouraged to participate in the life of the team (research seminars, discussions with PhD candidates and researchers, etc.). This position can also serve as a gateway for applicants considering a PhD thesis in related areas. All development will be open-source. Contributing to third-party open-source projects useful to Dissemin is also encouraged. === Diversity === ENS is an equal-opportunity employer, with ENS and Dissemin committed to diversity and professional equality in terms of gender, handicap, and origin. For this reason, applicants need not mention any personal information (such as age, family situation, photo) on their application. === How to apply? === Candidates can submit their application (CV, motivation letter, references, link to past projects) as a single PDF document to hiring(a)dissem.in . Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. Early applications are recommended. === Acknowledgment === This project is funded with support from the French National Fund for Open Science.

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Developer Portal content draft: A future central place which links key technical documents
by Andre Klapper 06 May '21

06 May '21

<tl;dr>: Your feedback as a technically-minded Wikimedian is welcome on https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developer_Advocacy/Developer_Portal/Content_… Hi everyone, last year[1] the Developer Advocacy team started to work on a single, central entry point for developers and tech-minded people for Wikimedia's technical documentation[2]. A central entry point ("developer portal") would cover common technical use cases to allow existing and future technical contributors and developers to find the information they need. Each use case links to its most relevant documentation (i.e. to pages on wikitech or mediawiki.org). This is part of a larger initiative to implement an organization strategy for key technical documents: Understand challenges about finding and maintaining docs, identify key docs, and investigate ways to improve our workflows around documentation. So far we: * Researched and reviewed existing documentation venues and pages * Reviewed developer/documentation portals in the broader industry * Interviewed several engineering teams around technical documentation workflows, audiences, and key technical docs (the key themes from these conversations are available, see the link above) * Created an initial draft for the structure and content of the single entry point Now we would like to improve this initial content draft with your help. 1) Please take a look at the initial draft at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developer_Advocacy/Developer_Portal/Content_… 2) Then, please help improve it by sharing your thoughts and feedback until *May 25th* at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developer_Advocacy/Developer_Portal/Content_… Note that this is only a draft how to structure content. It is not a design or layout proposal and it is not an implementation. For additional future work, see also the Phabricator workboard[3]. Next steps include: * A session at the remote Hackathon (May 22-23; [4]) * Incorporate content improvements, based on your feedback * Check the documents linked from the single entry point proposal for accuracy * Investigate requirements for the technical implementation * Investigate improvements of processes around technical documentation (structure, locations, navigation, stewardship, etc). If you want to learn more about the project, please see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developer_Advocacy/Developer_Portal Thanks to everybody who has provided their valuable input to get to this stage, and thanks in advance to everyone who will! Cheers, andre [1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2020-August/093773.html [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developer_Advocacy/Developer_Portal [3] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/wikimedia-developer-portal/ [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2021 -- Andre Klapper (he/him) | Bugwrangler / Developer Advocate https://blogs.gnome.org/aklapper/

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