Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Pokbot

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Speedily Approved.

Pokbot

Operator: Pok148 (talk · contribs)

Automatic or Manually assisted: Both, this bot uses interwiki.py, in automatic mode I use the parameter (-autonomous). I can also use it in manually assisted when I use the parameter -file. The file is built from Newpages or last given user contributions, I check the proposals.

Programming language(s): Python

Source code available: Standard pywikipedia/interwiki.py

Function overview: the bot is used for interwiki link either in -start mode or -filename mode. The file is built from different sources : newpages, user contributions

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): morning (CET time) and evening (CET time)

Estimated number of pages affected: 100/days

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): N

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): N, currently asked in wiki fr Pokbot

Function details:

interwiki links

Discussion

Hi there Pok. Just a quick note that you shouldn't really be running this bot (even as a trial) before approval for a trial. Unlike some other projects the English Wikipedia requires bots to be approved even for test runs. However, this isn't really a massive problem. However, I do see that in the trial you've been editing Templates, this shouldn't be done using the standard interwiki.py, as it doesn't account for use of the {{Documentation}} subpage. Also, will you be running this bot without force while in autonomous mode? Please make sure you read through our bot policy - Kingpin¹³ (talk) 07:57, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Yes you're right I didn't notice that before applying. On the french wiki, before applying we can launch the bot for few edits. So I stop it before the trial period will be granted (if yes). Concerning the template I can adapt my script which is used before interwiki, this script build a file and then I use interwiki with -file. This script analyses the last edits of a given user (userlib.user.contributions), I can change it in order to grab only articles on the principal namespace. I do not use the -force parameter. I only use interwiki.py in two ways :

with -autonomous and (-start or -file) and then I analyse the log autonomous_problem.dat
with -file or a given article and I confirm myself the deletions, choices, changes...

Pok148 (talk) 09:37, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Great, looks like a typical uncontroversial interwiki bot, with-in WP:BOTPOL. Speedily Approved. - Kingpin¹³ (talk) 11:50, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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