darshansadhna/wptools

python Wikipedia article tools

Wikipedia Article Tools

wp_article dump Wikipedia article

$ wp_article.py "Neuromancer"
    [query] => Array
        (
            [pages] => Array
                (
                    [21725] => Array
                        (
                            [pageid] => 21725
                            [ns] => 0
                            [title] => Neuromancer
                            [revisions] => Array
                                (

wp_image find Wikipedia File/Image URL and show status

$ wp_image.py "Image:Neuromancer (Book).jpg" --namespace en
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4b/Neuromancer_(Book).jpg
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wp_info dump the Infobox text of a Wikipedia article

$ wp_info.py "Neuromancer"
{{Infobox book
| name = Neuromancer
| image = File:Neuromancer (Book).jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = [[William Gibson]]
| cover_artist = [[James Warhola]]
| series = [[Sprawl trilogy]]
| genre = science fiction, [[cyberpunk]]
| subject =
| pub_date = July 1, 1984
| publisher = [[Ace Books|Ace]]
| media_type = print (paperback and hardback)
| pages = 271
| isbn = 0-441-56956-0
| oclc = 10980207
| dewey =
| congress =
| preceded_by = "[[Burning Chrome]]"
| followed_by = [[Count Zero]]
}}