Perform all operations inside the pywikibot repository directory once cloned.

git clone --recursive https://github.com/wikimedia/pywikibot
cd pywikibot

python3 -m venv ~/.venvs/pywikibot
~/.venvs/pywikibot/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Enter the URL and name to create a family file for the private site. Select no when asked about interwiki links.

~/.venvs/pywikibot/bin/python pwb.py generate_family_file.py

cp user-config.py.sample user-config.py
vi user-config.py

~/.venvs/pywikibot/bin/python pwb.py <script_name>

Documentation

Third party wikis

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