Difference between revisions of "User:GrabberBot/poster.py"
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This list is generated by a bot, and contains links to plain image attachements | This list is generated by a bot, and contains links to plain image attachements | ||
− | which were posted to the forums recently. The bot | + | which were posted to the forums recently. The bot is here: [[User:GrabberBot]] |
− | + | The idea is to make it easier to keep the [[GraphicLibrary]] updated with new graphics, if not, I'll just | |
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remove it from my crontab again :) | remove it from my crontab again :) | ||
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image, click the '''X'''. The effect won't be immediate, it merely will schedule | image, click the '''X'''. The effect won't be immediate, it merely will schedule | ||
the command on a site I'm mis-using for this (so if you have a machine where you | the command on a site I'm mis-using for this (so if you have a machine where you | ||
− | can run the python script, by all means, let me know). For now, when my computer | + | can run the python script once a day or so, by all means, let me know). For now, when my computer |
is switched on the next time, the script will be run and it will read all the | is switched on the next time, the script will be run and it will read all the | ||
scheduled commands and update the links. | scheduled commands and update the links. |
Latest revision as of 13:22, 1 November 2005
#!/usr/bin/python import sys, re, os import mediawiki url = "UnsortedContrib" # read data to post try: post = file("post.txt", "r").read().strip() except IOError: sys.exit(0) if post == "": sys.exit(0) # open wiki page for editing, read current contents mw = mediawiki.MediaWiki() data = mw.fetch(url) # find part of page to replace mob = re.compile("== Recently posted images ==(.*)== See Also ==", re.S).search(data) if mob: images = mob.group(1).strip() data = data[:mob.start(1)] + "\n\n" + images + "\n" + post + "\n\n" + data[mob.end(1):] else: data = """\ This list is generated by a bot, and contains links to plain image attachements which were posted to the forums recently. The bot is here: [[User:GrabberBot]] The idea is to make it easier to keep the [[GraphicLibrary]] updated with new graphics, if not, I'll just remove it from my crontab again :) You are encouraged to remove images which don't fit (e.g. screenshots, concept art, off-topic images), and move proper unit graphics over to the [[GraphicLibrary]]. To move an image, click on the '''Move''' link. To delete an image, click the '''X'''. The effect won't be immediate, it merely will schedule the command on a site I'm mis-using for this (so if you have a machine where you can run the python script once a day or so, by all means, let me know). For now, when my computer is switched on the next time, the script will be run and it will read all the scheduled commands and update the links. == Recently posted images == %s == See Also == * [[GraphicLibrary]] """ % post # post to the wiki n = len(post.splitlines()) s = "s" if n == 1: s = "" mw.post(url, data, "added %d new forum image%s" % (n, s)) os.remove("post.txt")
This page was last edited on 1 November 2005, at 13:22.