[ pywikipediabot-Bugs-2895406 ] login.py stops working - Pywikipedia-bugs

12 Nov 2009

Bugs item #2895406, was opened at 2009-11-10 19:22
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Category: login
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Dmitry Nikitin (dmitrynikitin)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: login.py stops working
Initial Comment:
Pywikipedia [http] trunk/pywikipedia (r7621, 2009/11/10, 13:50:05)
Python 2.6.2 (release26-maint, Apr 19 2009, 01:56:41)
[GCC 4.3.3]
MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
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I can login as TestBot in browser. But when I use login.py and the same password I will get the 'login failed' message.
$python login.py
Password for user TestBot on wiki:ru:
Logging in to wiki:ru as TestBot
Login failed. Wrong password or CAPTCHA answer?
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Comment By: Dmitry Nikitin (dmitrynikitin)
Date: 2009-11-12 14:15
Message:
Index: login.py
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--- login.py    (revision 7635)
+++ login.py    (working copy)
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
wikipedia.output(u"Logging in to %s as %s" % (self.site,
self.username))
         try:
-            cookiedata = self.getCookie(api)
+            cookiedata = self.getCookie(self,api)
         except NotImplementedError:
             wikipedia.output('API disabled because this site does not
support.\nRetrying by ordinary way...')
             api = False
this fix solved my problem and I can login.
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Comment By: Dmitry Nikitin (dmitrynikitin)
Date: 2009-11-11 16:03
Message:
Yes, I'm sure. I've verified several times and I *can* login via browser.
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Comment By: xqt (xqt)
Date: 2009-11-11 15:45
Message:
Are you shure the password is quiete right?
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Comment By: Dmitry Nikitin (dmitrynikitin)
Date: 2009-11-11 12:39
Message:
python login.py -v -log
Pywikipediabot [http] trunk/pywikipedia (r7628, 2009/11/11, 11:10:13) 
Python 2.6.2 (release26-maint, Apr 19 2009, 01:56:41)                 
[GCC 4.3.3]                                                           
Password for user TestBot on gerbowiki:ru:                            
Logging in to gerbowiki:ru as TestBot                                 
Login failed. Wrong password or CAPTCHA answer?
=== login.log ===
Pywikipediabot [http] trunk/pywikipedia (r7628, 2009/11/11, 11:10:13)
Python 2.6.2 (release26-maint, Apr 19 2009, 01:56:41)
[GCC 4.3.3]
Logging in to gerbowiki:ru as TestBot
Login failed. Wrong password or CAPTCHA answer?
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Comment By: xqt (xqt)
Date: 2009-11-11 06:54
Message:
login.py has been changes. New release is 7623. Please try again with -v
-log for verbose and log option and give us the logfile login.log for
analyzing this bug. Thanks.
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Comment By: Dmitry Nikitin (dmitrynikitin)
Date: 2009-11-10 19:28
Message:
the problem appears in r7599
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