Python and Wikimedia bots workshop Oct 2013

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Development House

Many tasks on the Wikimedia projects are easier quicker and more accurate if done by or in conjunction with a "bot", a computer program that performs repetitive edits. This is a session "to discuss and share coding best practices (particularly with a focus on Python)".

Basic information

  • Date: Saturday 26 October 2013, time 10:30am-3:30pm
  • Venue: Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT
  • Participants: Some basic coding experience is required to take advantage of this session. If you haven't already got Python or Pywikipediabot installed on your PC then this course would be too advanced for you.
  • Contacts: Any questions? Please contact Jonathan Cardy on jonathan.cardyatwikimedia.org.uk, 020 7065 0990.

The event will be led by Fae, who is a longstanding Wikimedian and an active bot operator on Commons. The plan is to cover how to write a Python script to do interesting things and how to use the wikimedia API and pywikipediabot modules.

Participants

Please bring a laptop - if you don't have one, we will have a few available to borrow.

The capacity of the event is 12.

  1. please sign below with # ~~~~

Reserves

Reserve list for above event and also interest for a repeat event, or an event at a different level


Apologies

Logistics

  • Lunch will be provided (please note below or by email to Jonathan if you have any special dietary requirements).

If you have any questions please contact Jonathan Cardy on jonathan.cardyatwikimedia.org.uk, 020 7065 0990.

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