Below is the code for DYKUpdateBot. The bot runs on WP:Pywikibot.

import os
import pathlib
import pywikibot
import mwparserfromhell
import html
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
from functools import partial
from re import search


class DYKUpdateBot():
    TDYK_LOC = 'Template:Did you know'
    NEXT_UPDATE_QUEUE_LOC = 'Template:Did you know/Queue/Next'
    LAST_UPDATE_TIME_LOC = 'Template:Did you know/Next update/Time'
    TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES_LOC = 'User:DYKUpdateBot/Time Between Updates'
    QUEUE_ROOT_LOC = 'Template:Did you know/Queue/'
    WTDYK_LOC = 'Wikipedia talk:Did you know'
    ARCHIVE_LOC = 'Wikipedia:Recent additions'
    ERROR_OUTPUT_LOC = 'User:DYKUpdateBot/Errors'
    DRIFT_LOC = 'User:DYKUpdateBot/ResyncDrift'
    SECONDS_BETWEEN_STATUS_CHECKS = 600
    NUM_QUEUES = 7

    def run(self) -> None:
        DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('PID: {0}'.format(os.getpid()))

        while self._is_on():
            DYKUpdateBotUtils.log(datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z'))

            if not pywikibot.Site().logged_in():
                pywikibot.Site().login()
                if not pywikibot.Site().logged_in():
                    break
            results = ValidationResults()
            seconds_until_next_update = DYKUpdateBot.SECONDS_BETWEEN_STATUS_CHECKS  # placeholder
            time_next_update, time_next_update_leaving = self._calculate_next_update_time(results.rgstr_errors)
            if not results.rgstr_errors:
                time_now = pywikibot.Site().server_time().replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
                seconds_until_next_update = int((time_next_update - time_now).total_seconds())
                DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Seconds left until next update: {0}'.format(seconds_until_next_update))

                if seconds_until_next_update < 7200:
                    self.validate_before_update(results, time_next_update_leaving)
                if seconds_until_next_update <= 0:
                    results.timedelta_between_updates = time_next_update_leaving - time_next_update
                    self.update_dyk(time_now, results)

            self._post_errors(results.rgstr_warnings, results.rgstr_errors)
            results = None

            seconds_to_sleep = DYKUpdateBot.SECONDS_BETWEEN_STATUS_CHECKS
            if seconds_until_next_update > 0:
                seconds_to_sleep = min(seconds_to_sleep, seconds_until_next_update)
            pywikibot.sleep(seconds_to_sleep)
        DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Exiting...')

    def _calculate_next_update_time(self, rgstr_errors) -> (pywikibot.Timestamp, pywikibot.Timestamp):
        page_last_update_time = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), DYKUpdateBot.LAST_UPDATE_TIME_LOC)
        time_next_update = datetime.now(timezone.utc)  # placeholder
        try:
            time_next_update = pywikibot.Timestamp.fromISOformat(page_last_update_time.text.strip()).replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
        except:
            self._log_error(rgstr_errors, 'Time at [[' + DYKUpdateBot.LAST_UPDATE_TIME_LOC +
                            ']] is not formatted correctly')
            return time_next_update, time_next_update

        page_time_between_updates = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), DYKUpdateBot.TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES_LOC)
        seconds_between_updates = 0  # placeholder
        try:
            seconds_between_updates = int(page_time_between_updates.text)
        except ValueError:
            self._log_error(rgstr_errors, 'Time between updates at [[' + DYKUpdateBot.TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES_LOC +
                            ']] is not formatted correctly')
            return time_next_update, time_next_update

        time_next_update = time_next_update + timedelta(seconds=seconds_between_updates)
        return time_next_update, time_next_update + timedelta(seconds=seconds_between_updates)

    # Returns:
    # * Int of the next queue number, parsed from NEXT_UPDATE_QUEUE_LOC
    # * 0 if NEXT_UPDATE_QUEUE_LOC doesn't parse to an int
    def _find_next_queue_number(self) -> int:
        page = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), DYKUpdateBot.NEXT_UPDATE_QUEUE_LOC)
        num_next_queue = 0
        try:
            num_next_queue = int(page.text)
        except ValueError:
            pass
        return num_next_queue

    def validate_before_update(self, results_val, time_set_leaving):
        # figure out which queue to update from
        results_val.num_queue = self._find_next_queue_number()
        if results_val.num_queue == 0:
            self._log_error(results_val.rgstr_errors, 'Could not parse [[{0}]]; check if it\'s a number 1-{1}'
                            .format(DYKUpdateBot.NEXT_UPDATE_QUEUE_LOC, DYKUpdateBot.NUM_QUEUES))
            return results_val

        # get the wikitext of the queue
        results_val.page_queue = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), DYKUpdateBot.QUEUE_ROOT_LOC + str(results_val.num_queue))
        str_queue = results_val.page_queue.text
        str_link_to_queue = DYKUpdateBotUtils.wikilink_to_queue(results_val.num_queue, True)

        # make sure all curly braces are matched
        if str_queue.count('{{') != str_queue.count('}}'):
            self._log_error(results_val.rgstr_errors, 'Unmatched left <nowiki>("{{") and right ("}}")</nowiki> curly braces in ' + str_link_to_queue)
            return results_val

        # make sure the queue has {{DYKbotdo}}
        has_dykbotdo, results_val.str_dykbotdo_signature = DYKUpdateBotUtils.parse_dykbotdo(str_queue)
        if not has_dykbotdo:
            self._post_almost_late_message_to_WTDYK(time_set_leaving, results_val.num_queue)
            self._log_error(results_val.rgstr_errors, str_link_to_queue + ' is not tagged with {{tl|DYKbotdo}}')
            return results_val

        # make sure the queue has <!--Hooks--> and <!--HooksEnd--> and find hooks
        results_val.hooks_incoming = DYKUpdateBotUtils.extract_hooks(str_queue)
        if results_val.hooks_incoming is None:
            self._log_error(results_val.rgstr_errors, str_link_to_queue + ' is missing a <nowiki><!--Hooks--> or <!--HooksEnd--></nowiki>')
            return results_val

        # make sure the image/file is protected
        results_val.file_incoming = DYKUpdateBotUtils.find_file(results_val.hooks_incoming)
        if results_val.file_incoming:
            str_protection_error = DYKUpdateBotUtils.check_if_protected(results_val.file_incoming, time_set_leaving)
            if str_protection_error:
                self._log_error(results_val.rgstr_errors, str_protection_error)
        else:
            self._log_warning(results_val.rgstr_warnings, 'Can\'t find the image / file for incoming DYK set\n')

        # fetch T:DYK
        results_val.page_TDYK = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), DYKUpdateBot.TDYK_LOC)
        str_tdyk = results_val.page_TDYK.text

        # make sure T:DYK has <!--Hooks--> and <!--HooksEnd--> and find hooks
        results_val.hooks_outgoing = DYKUpdateBotUtils.extract_hooks(str_tdyk)
        if results_val.hooks_outgoing is None:
            self._log_error(results_val.rgstr_errors, '[[' + DYKUpdateBot.TDYK_LOC + ']] is missing a <nowiki><!--Hooks--> or <!--HooksEnd--></nowiki>')
            return results_val

        return results_val

    def update_dyk(self, time_update, results) -> None:
        if results.rgstr_errors:
            return
        str_link_to_queue = DYKUpdateBotUtils.wikilink_to_queue(results.num_queue, False)

        # replace old hooks with new hooks
        results.page_TDYK.text = results.page_TDYK.text.replace(results.hooks_outgoing, results.hooks_incoming)
        self._edit(results.page_TDYK, 'Bot automatically updating DYK template with hooks copied from ' + str_link_to_queue)

        # purge the Main Page
        pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), 'Main Page').purge()

        # set last update time
        time_update = time_update.replace(second=0, microsecond=0)
        num_minutes_drift = self._calculate_drift(time_update, results.timedelta_between_updates)
        time_update_with_drift = time_update + timedelta(minutes=num_minutes_drift)
        page_last_update_time = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), DYKUpdateBot.LAST_UPDATE_TIME_LOC)
        page_last_update_time.text = time_update_with_drift.isoformat()
        self._edit(page_last_update_time, 'Resetting the clock' + (', with drift' if num_minutes_drift != 0 else ''))

        # archive outgoing hooks
        page_archive = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), DYKUpdateBot.ARCHIVE_LOC)
        page_archive.text = DYKUpdateBotUtils.archive(page_archive.text, time_update, results.hooks_outgoing)
        self._edit(page_archive, 'Archiving latest set')

        # credits - article talk, user talk
        rgcredits = self._parse_and_populate_credits(results.page_queue, results.hooks_incoming, results.file_incoming, results.rgstr_warnings)
        self._tag_articles(rgcredits, time_update)
        self._give_user_credits(rgcredits, results.str_dykbotdo_signature)

        # clear queue
        results.page_queue.text = '{{User:DYKUpdateBot/REMOVE THIS LINE}}'
        self._edit(results.page_queue, 'Update is done, removing the hooks')

        # update next queue number
        num_next_queue = (results.num_queue % DYKUpdateBot.NUM_QUEUES) + 1
        page_next_queue_num = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), DYKUpdateBot.NEXT_UPDATE_QUEUE_LOC)
        page_next_queue_num.text = str(num_next_queue)
        self._edit(page_next_queue_num, 'Next queue is ' + DYKUpdateBotUtils.wikilink_to_queue(num_next_queue, False))

        # tag outgoing file
        self._tag_outgoing_file(results.hooks_outgoing, time_update)

    def _post_almost_late_message_to_WTDYK(self, time_set_leaving, num_next_queue) -> None:
        str_timestamp = time_set_leaving.isoformat()
        page_wtdyk = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), DYKUpdateBot.WTDYK_LOC)
        if str_timestamp in page_wtdyk.text:
            return  # bot already posted an "almost late" message for this update, don't post again

        with open(str(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / 'almostLate.txt'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
            str_almost_late = f.read()

        str_almost_late = str_almost_late.replace('queueNum', str(num_next_queue))
        str_almost_late = str_almost_late.replace('hoursLeft', 'two hours')
        str_almost_late = str_almost_late.replace('uniqueSetIdentifier', str_timestamp)

        self._append_and_edit(DYKUpdateBot.WTDYK_LOC, str_almost_late, 'DYK is almost late')

    def _calculate_drift(self, time_update, timedelta_between_updates) -> int:
        num_max_advance_minutes = 0
        num_max_delay_minutes = 0
        page_drift = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), DYKUpdateBot.DRIFT_LOC)
        for str_line in page_drift.text.split('\n'):
            try:
                num_minutes_parsed = int(str_line[str_line.find(':') + 1:])
                if 'advance' in str_line:
                    num_max_advance_minutes = num_minutes_parsed
                elif 'delay' in str_line:
                    num_max_delay_minutes = num_minutes_parsed
            except:
                DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Couldn\'t parse drift')
                return 0
        return DYKUpdateBotUtils.calculate_drift_core(time_update,
                                                      timedelta_between_updates,
                                                      num_max_advance_minutes,
                                                      num_max_delay_minutes)

    def _parse_and_populate_credits(self, page_queue, hooks_incoming, file_incoming, rgstr_warnings) -> []:
        rgcredits = DYKUpdateBotUtils.parse_credits(page_queue.text)
        fn_log_warning = partial(self._log_warning, rgstr_warnings)
        DYKUpdateBotUtils.validate_credits_articles(rgcredits, fn_log_warning)
        DYKUpdateBotUtils.validate_credits_users(rgcredits, fn_log_warning)
        DYKUpdateBotUtils.populate_hooks_and_file(rgcredits, hooks_incoming, file_incoming.title(with_ns=False))
        for credit in rgcredits:
            if credit.str_hook is None:
                self._log_warning(rgstr_warnings, 'Couldn\'t find hook for [[{0}]], was the hook pulled or moved to a different set?'.format(credit.str_article))
        return rgcredits

    def _tag_articles(self, rgcredits, time_update) -> None:
        set_tagged = set()
        for credit in rgcredits:
            if credit.str_article in set_tagged:
                continue

            str_edit_summary = None
            page_talk = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), 'Talk:' + credit.str_article)
            page_talk.text, str_edit_summary = DYKUpdateBotUtils.tag_article_history(page_talk.text, credit, time_update)
            if not str_edit_summary:
                str_dyktalk_tag, str_edit_summary = DYKUpdateBotUtils.build_dyktalk_tag(credit, time_update)
                page_talk.text = DYKUpdateBotUtils.add_template_to_talk(page_talk.text, str_dyktalk_tag)
            self._edit(page_talk, str_edit_summary)

            set_tagged.add(credit.str_article)

    def _give_user_credits(self, rgcredits, str_dykbotdo_signature) -> None:
        str_promoting_admin = DYKUpdateBotUtils.find_user_link(str_dykbotdo_signature)
        for credit in rgcredits:
            if not credit.str_user_talk:
                continue
            str_message, str_edit_summary = DYKUpdateBotUtils.build_user_talk_credit(credit, str_dykbotdo_signature, str_promoting_admin)
            self._append_and_edit(credit.str_user_talk, str_message, str_edit_summary)

    def _tag_outgoing_file(self, hooks_outgoing, time_update) -> None:
        file_outgoing = DYKUpdateBotUtils.find_file(hooks_outgoing)
        if file_outgoing:
            file_outgoing_commons = pywikibot.FilePage(pywikibot.Site().image_repository(), file_outgoing.title())
            if file_outgoing.exists() or file_outgoing_commons.exists():
                str_dykfile_tag = '{{{{DYKfile|{d.day} {d:%B}|{d.year}}}}}'.format(d=time_update)
                file_outgoing.text = DYKUpdateBotUtils.add_template_to_talk(file_outgoing.text, str_dykfile_tag)
                self._edit(file_outgoing, 'File appeared on [[WP:Did you know|DYK]] on {d.day} {d:%B} {d.year}'.format(d=time_update))
                if ('m-cropped' in file_outgoing.text.lower()) or ('c-uploaded' in file_outgoing.text.lower()):
                    DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Outgoing file "{0}" tagged with {{m-cropped}} or {{c-uploaded}}'.format(file_outgoing.title()))
            else:
                DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Special case (possible bug?): Outgoing file "{0}" doesn\'t exist'.format(file_outgoing.title()))

    def _post_errors(self, rgstr_warnings, rgstr_errors) -> None:
        str_output = ''
        str_edit_summary = 'No errors or warnings; clear'

        if rgstr_warnings:
            str_warnings = 'Bot warnings:\n'
            str_warnings += '\n'.join('* {0}'.format(str_warning) for str_warning in rgstr_warnings)
            str_output = str_warnings + '\n\n' + str_output
            str_edit_summary = 'Posting latest warnings'

        if rgstr_errors:
            str_errors = 'Errors blocking the bot from updating DYK:\n'
            str_errors += '\n'.join('* {0}'.format(str_error) for str_error in rgstr_errors)
            str_output = str_errors + '\n\n' + str_output
            str_edit_summary = 'Bot is blocked from updating DYK, posting latest errors'

        page_errors = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), DYKUpdateBot.ERROR_OUTPUT_LOC)
        if page_errors.text.strip() == str_output.strip():
            return  # if the errors are already on the page, don't post again
        page_errors.text = str_output.strip()
        self._edit(page_errors, str_edit_summary)

    # ---------------------------------------------
    # Core editing
    # ---------------------------------------------

    # Edge cases we're handling:
    # * {{nobots}}
    # * Redirects
    # * Page doesn't exist
    # * Edit conflicts
    # * Protected page
    def _append_and_edit(self, str_title, str_message, str_edit_summary) -> None:
        page_to_edit = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), str_title)
        if page_to_edit.isRedirectPage():
            page_to_edit = page_to_edit.getRedirectTarget()
        if not page_to_edit.botMayEdit():
            # Attempting to save the page when botMayEdit() is False will throw an OtherPageSaveError
            DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Couldn\'t edit ' + page_to_edit.title() + ' due to {{bots}} or {{nobots}}')
            return

        retry = True
        while retry:
            retry = False
            try:
                if page_to_edit.text != '':
                    page_to_edit.text += '\n\n'
                page_to_edit.text += str_message
                self._edit(page_to_edit, str_edit_summary)
            except pywikibot.exceptions.EditConflictError:
                retry = True
                DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Edit conflicted on ' + page_to_edit.title() + ' will retry after a short nap')
                pywikibot.sleep(10)  # sleep for 10 seconds
                page_to_edit = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), page_to_edit.title())

    def _is_on(self) -> bool:
        with open(str(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / 'UpdateBotSwitch.txt'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
            str_file_switch = f.read()
        is_file_switch_on = str_file_switch.strip().lower() == 'on'
        if not is_file_switch_on:
            DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Text file switch is not "on", exiting...')
        return is_file_switch_on

    def _edit(self, page_to_edit, str_edit_summary) -> None:
        DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Editing ' + page_to_edit.title())
        if (not page_to_edit.exists()) and DYKUpdateBotUtils.check_if_salted(page_to_edit):
            DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Special case: ' + page_to_edit.title() + ' is salted, skipping...')
            return
        try:
            page_to_edit.save(str_edit_summary, minor=False)
            # For a dry run where the bot outputs to local files, comment out the above line and uncomment the lines below
            # DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Edit summary: ' + str_edit_summary)
            # filename = ''.join(character for character in page_to_edit.title() if character not in '\/:*?<>|"') + '.txt'
            # with open(str(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / 'TestResources' / filename), 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file_write:
            #     file_write.write(page_to_edit.text)
        except pywikibot.exceptions.LockedPageError:  # I'm not sure it's possible to hit this with an adminbot...
            DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Special case: ' + page_to_edit.title() + ' is protected, skipping...')

    def _log_error(self, rgstr_errors, str_error) -> None:
        rgstr_errors.append(str_error)
        DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Error: ' + str_error)

    def _log_warning(self, rgstr_warnings, str_warning) -> None:
        rgstr_warnings.append(str_warning)
        DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Warning: ' + str_warning)

# Set of methods broken out for easier unit testability
# Unless otherwise noted, these methods don't make network calls
# Do Not edit the wiki from within these methods, otherwise unit tests will edit the wiki!


class DYKUpdateBotUtils():
    @staticmethod
    def wikilink_to_queue(num_queue, capitalize) -> str:
        return '[[{0}{1}|{2}ueue {1}]]'.format(DYKUpdateBot.QUEUE_ROOT_LOC,
                                               num_queue,
                                               'Q' if capitalize else 'q')

    # Returns a tuple:
    # * First value is True if dykbotdo was found, False if not
    # * Second value is the admin signature in dykbotdo, or None if not found
    @staticmethod
    def parse_dykbotdo(str_queue) -> (bool, str):
        templates_in_queue = mwparserfromhell.parse(str_queue, skip_style_tags=True).filter_templates()
        for template in templates_in_queue:
            if template.name.matches('DYKbotdo'):
                return True, str(template.get(1)) if template.has(1) else None
        return False, None

    # Returns:
    # * Hooks if <!--Hooks--> and <!--HooksEnd--> tags are in order
    # * None if not
    @staticmethod
    def extract_hooks(str_queue_or_tdyk) -> str:
        idx_hooks_tag = str_queue_or_tdyk.find('<!--Hooks-->')
        idx_hooksend_tag = str_queue_or_tdyk.find('<!--HooksEnd-->', max(idx_hooks_tag, 0))
        if min(idx_hooks_tag, idx_hooksend_tag) == -1:
            return None
        return str_queue_or_tdyk[idx_hooks_tag + 12:idx_hooksend_tag].strip()

    # Returns:
    # * pywikibot.FilePage of the file in the DYK set if detected
    # * None if not
    @staticmethod
    def find_file(str_hooks) -> pywikibot.FilePage:
        templates_in_hooks = mwparserfromhell.parse(str_hooks, skip_style_tags=True).filter_templates()
        for template in templates_in_hooks:
            if template.name.matches('Main page image/DYK'):
                # Note it's fine whether the parameter is File:XYZ.jpg, Image:XYZ.jpg, or XYZ.jpg
                # all three formats will create the same FilePage object returning File:XYZ.jpg from title()
                str_file = str(template.get('image').value)
                if '{{!}}' in str_file:
                    DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Special case: Stripping everything after pipe from filename "{0}"'.format(str_file))
                    str_file = str_file[:str_file.find('{{!}}')]
                return pywikibot.FilePage(pywikibot.Site(), str_file)
        return None

    # This method makes network calls to the Wikipedia API (read-only)
    # Returns:
    # * None if protection looks good
    # * A string describing the issue if not
    # Cases to validate if changing this function (leverage the unit tests!):
    # * File that doesn't exist
    #     * File:Nlksjdkfjskdljflkdsjfame.jpg
    # * Fully not-protected file
    #     * en:File:Emmelie de Forest Hunter & Prey.png and commons:File:Novo Selo TE 01.JPG
    # * Fully not-protected file on Commons with an enwiki description page
    #     * en:File:MET Breuer (48377070386).jpg
    # * Semi-protected file
    #     * en:File:Amy Barlow.jpg and commons:File:Flag of Palestine.svg
    # * Fully protected file indefinitely protected
    #     * en:File:George Floyd neck knelt on by police officer.png and commons:File:Name.jpg
    # * Fully protected file via cascading protection
    #     * en:File:WPVG icon 2016.svg and commons:File:Wikitech-2020-logo.svg
    # * Fully protected file with protection expiring before set leaves the Main Page
    #     * Use the API to find examples:
    #     * https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=allpages&apnamespace=6&apprtype=edit&apprexpiry=definite&apprlevel=sysop&aplimit=500
    # * Fully protected file with protection expiring after set leaves the Main Page
    #     * see URL above
    @staticmethod
    def check_if_protected(filepage, time_set_leaving) -> str:
        str_file_for_output = filepage.title(as_link=True, textlink=True)
        filepage_commons = pywikibot.FilePage(pywikibot.Site().image_repository(), filepage.title())
        if not (filepage.exists() or filepage_commons.exists()):
            return str_file_for_output + ' does not exist'
        on_commons = filepage.file_is_shared()
        if on_commons:
            filepage = filepage_commons
        edit_protections = filepage.protection().get('edit')
        if edit_protections is None:
            if on_commons:
                return str_file_for_output + ' is not protected; either 1) Upload the file to en.wiki ([[Wikipedia:Did you know/Admin instructions#If KrinkleBot is down|see instructions]]), or 2) protect the file at Commons'
            else:  # on enwiki
                return str_file_for_output + ' is not protected'
        if edit_protections[0] != 'sysop':
            return str_file_for_output + ' is not fully protected'
        str_prot_end = edit_protections[1]
        if str_prot_end == 'infinity':
            return None
        time_prot_end = pywikibot.Timestamp.fromISOformat(str_prot_end).replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
        if time_prot_end < time_set_leaving:
            return 'The protection for ' + str_file_for_output + ' will expire before or while it\'s on the Main Page'
        return None  # protection expires after set leaves the Main Page

    @staticmethod
    def calculate_drift_core(time_update, timedelta_between_updates, minutes_max_advance, minutes_max_delay) -> int:
        seconds_per_day = 60 * 60 * 24
        seconds_least_difference_from_0000 = 60 * 60 * 24
        set_seconds_differences = set()
        time_iter = time_update
        while True:
            current_difference_from_0000 = int(time_iter.timestamp()) % seconds_per_day
            if current_difference_from_0000 > (seconds_per_day / 2):
                current_difference_from_0000 = -(seconds_per_day - current_difference_from_0000)
            if abs(seconds_least_difference_from_0000) > abs(current_difference_from_0000):
                seconds_least_difference_from_0000 = current_difference_from_0000
            if seconds_least_difference_from_0000 == 0:
                break
            if (current_difference_from_0000 in set_seconds_differences) or (len(set_seconds_differences) >= 24):
                break
            set_seconds_differences.add(current_difference_from_0000)
            time_iter = time_iter + timedelta_between_updates

        if seconds_least_difference_from_0000 > 0:
            return -min(minutes_max_advance, seconds_least_difference_from_0000 // 60)
        elif seconds_least_difference_from_0000 < 0:
            return min(minutes_max_delay, -seconds_least_difference_from_0000 // 60)
        else:
            return 0

    # This method makes network calls to the Wikipedia API (read-only)
    @staticmethod
    def check_if_salted(page) -> bool:
        create_protections = page.protection().get('create')
        return create_protections and (create_protections[0] == 'sysop')

    @staticmethod
    def archive(str_archive, time_update, hooks_outgoing) -> str:
        str_section_heading = '==={d.day} {d:%B} {d.year}==='.format(d=time_update)
        str_set_heading = '*\'\'\'\'\'{d:%H}:{d:%M}, {d.day} {d:%B} {d.year} (UTC)\'\'\'\'\''.format(d=time_update)
        idx_this_date = str_archive.find(str_section_heading)  # check if there is a section heading already for today
        if idx_this_date == -1:  # if there isn't, create a new section heading
            idx_insert_section = str_archive.find('\n', str_archive.find('<!--BOTPOINTER-->')) + 1
            str_archive = DYKUpdateBotUtils._insert_str(str_archive, idx_insert_section, str_section_heading + '\n')
            idx_this_date = idx_insert_section
        idx_this_date = str_archive.find('\n', idx_this_date) + 1
        return DYKUpdateBotUtils._insert_str(str_archive, idx_this_date, str_set_heading + '\n' + hooks_outgoing + '\n\n')

    @staticmethod
    def parse_credits(str_queue) -> []:
        templates_in_queue = mwparserfromhell.parse(str_queue, skip_style_tags=True).filter_templates()
        rgcredits = []
        for template in templates_in_queue:
            if template.name.matches('DYKmake') or template.name.matches('DYKnom'):
                if not (template.has(1) and template.has(2)):
                    continue
                credit = DYKCredit()
                credit.str_article = html.unescape(str(template.get(1).value))
                credit.str_user = html.unescape(str(template.get(2).value))
                credit.is_dykmake = template.name.matches('DYKmake')
                if template.has('subpage'):
                    str_subpage = html.unescape(str(template.get('subpage').value))
                    if str_subpage != '':
                        credit.str_nompage = 'Template:Did you know nominations/' + str_subpage

                # sanitize
                if (credit.str_article == 'Example' or credit.str_article == '' or
                        credit.str_user == '' or credit.str_user == 'Editor' or credit.str_user == 'Nominator'):
                    continue
                credit.str_article = credit.str_article.replace('[[', '').replace(']]', '')
                rgcredits.append(credit)
        return rgcredits

    # This method makes network calls to the Wikipedia API (read-only)
    # As "output", sets str_article on valid credits & deletes credits for nonexistent articles
    @staticmethod
    def validate_credits_articles(rgcredits, fn_log_warning) -> None:
        # Articles:
        # * expand any templates in the article name
        # * delete credits for nonexistent articles
        # * follow redirects
        # * normalize titles
        dict_processed = {}
        for idx_credit in reversed(range(len(rgcredits))):
            str_article_orig = rgcredits[idx_credit].str_article
            if str_article_orig in dict_processed:
                rgcredits[idx_credit].str_article = dict_processed[str_article_orig].str_article
                continue

            str_article_processed = str_article_orig
            if '}}' in str_article_processed:
                str_article_processed = pywikibot.Site().expand_text(text=str_article_processed)
                DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Special case: Credit article title contains template "{0}"->"{1}"'.format(str_article_orig, str_article_processed))
            page_article = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), str_article_processed)
            if page_article.isRedirectPage():
                page_article = page_article.getRedirectTarget()
            if not page_article.exists():
                fn_log_warning('Article [[{0}]] does not exist'.format(str_article_orig))
                del rgcredits[idx_credit]
                continue
            str_article_processed = page_article.title()
            rgcredits[idx_credit].str_article = str_article_processed
            dict_processed[str_article_orig] = rgcredits[idx_credit]

    # This method makes network calls to the Wikipedia API (read-only)
    # As "output", sets str_user_talk on valid credits
    @staticmethod
    def validate_credits_users(rgcredits, fn_log_warning) -> None:
        # Users:
        # * expand any templates in the username
        # * check for nonexistent users
        # * follow redirects
        # * normalize titles
        dict_processed = {}
        for credit in rgcredits:
            str_user_orig = credit.str_user
            if str_user_orig in dict_processed:
                credit.str_user_talk = dict_processed[str_user_orig].str_user_talk
                continue

            str_user_processed = str_user_orig
            if '}}' in str_user_processed:
                str_user_processed = pywikibot.Site().expand_text(text=str_user_processed)
                DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Special case: Credit username contains template "{0}"->"{1}"'.format(str_user_orig, str_user_processed))
            user = pywikibot.User(pywikibot.Site(), str_user_processed)
            is_valid_user = user.isRegistered() or (user.isAnonymous() and user.last_edit)
            if not is_valid_user:
                # was the user recently renamed?
                # example API call: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=logevents&letype=renameuser&letitle=User:Carrot%20official&lelimit=1
                for entry in pywikibot.Site().logevents('renameuser', page=user.title(), total=1):
                    if entry['params']['olduser'] == user.username:
                        user = pywikibot.User(pywikibot.Site(), entry['params']['newuser'])
                        DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Special case: User listed in credit was renamed "{0}"->"{1}"'.format(str_user_orig, user.username))
                is_valid_user = user.isRegistered() or (user.isAnonymous() and user.last_edit)

            if is_valid_user:
                page_usertalk = user.getUserTalkPage()
                if page_usertalk.isRedirectPage():
                    DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Special case: User talk is a redirect "{0}"'.format(page_usertalk.title()))
                    page_usertalk = page_usertalk.getRedirectTarget()
                if page_usertalk.isTalkPage():
                    # no funny business - the redirect above shouldn't make the bot, eg, tag the Main Page with a DYK credit
                    credit.str_user_talk = page_usertalk.title()
            else:
                fn_log_warning('The username \'{0}\' is invalid'.format(str_user_orig))
            dict_processed[str_user_orig] = credit

    # This method makes network calls to the Wikipedia API (read-only) if:
    # * There's a template within the hooks
    # * There's no string match between the article listed in the credit and the hooks - redirect search
    # As "output", sets str_hook and (if first hook) str_file on credits
    @staticmethod
    def populate_hooks_and_file(rgcredits, str_hooks, str_file) -> None:
        # remove stuff at the top that isn't hooks (eg image)
        if str_file and (str_file in str_hooks):
            str_hooks = str_hooks[str_hooks.find('\n', str_hooks.find(str_file)):].strip()
        idx_newline = str_hooks.rfind('\n', 0, str_hooks.find('...'))
        if idx_newline != -1:
            str_hooks = str_hooks[idx_newline:].strip()

        # expand templates
        str_hooks_normalized = str_hooks
        if '}}' in str_hooks_normalized:
            str_hooks_normalized = pywikibot.Site().expand_text(text=str_hooks_normalized)

        # unescape HTML and replace non-breaking spaces with normal spaces
        str_hooks_normalized = html.unescape(str_hooks_normalized).replace(html.unescape('&nbsp;'), ' ')

        rghooks_orig = str_hooks.split('\n')
        rghooks_normalized = str_hooks_normalized.lower().split('\n')

        # remove any lines without '...' and trim any leading characters, like *
        for idx_hook in reversed(range(len(rghooks_orig))):
            str_hook = rghooks_orig[idx_hook]
            idx_ellipses = str_hook.find('...')
            if idx_ellipses == -1:
                del rghooks_orig[idx_hook]
                del rghooks_normalized[idx_hook]
            else:
                rghooks_orig[idx_hook] = str_hook[idx_ellipses:]

        # search for the hook for each article
        dict_processed = {}
        for credit in rgcredits:
            if credit.str_article in dict_processed:
                credit.str_hook = dict_processed[credit.str_article].str_hook
                credit.str_file = dict_processed[credit.str_article].str_file
                continue

            idx_found_hook = DYKUpdateBotUtils._find_hook(credit.str_article, rghooks_normalized)
            if idx_found_hook == -1:  # maybe the hook links to a page that redirects to str_article?
                page_article = pywikibot.Page(pywikibot.Site(), credit.str_article)
                for page_redirect in page_article.getReferences(filter_redirects=True, namespaces=pywikibot.site.Namespace.MAIN):
                    idx_found_hook = DYKUpdateBotUtils._find_hook(page_redirect.title(), rghooks_normalized)
                    if idx_found_hook != -1:
                        DYKUpdateBotUtils.log('Special case: Hook matches redirect to article "{0}"'.format(credit.str_article))
                        break  # got a hit! no need to keep iterating through redirects

            if idx_found_hook >= 0:
                credit.str_hook = rghooks_orig[idx_found_hook]
                if idx_found_hook == 0:
                    credit.str_file = str_file

            dict_processed[credit.str_article] = credit

    @staticmethod
    def _find_hook(str_article, rghooks_normalized) -> int:
        str_article_lower = str_article.lower()
        for idx_hook, str_hook_normalized in enumerate(rghooks_normalized):
            if str_article_lower in str_hook_normalized:
                return idx_hook
        return -1

    @staticmethod
    def tag_article_history(str_talk, credit, time_update) -> (str, str):
        template_ah = None
        templates_on_talk = mwparserfromhell.parse(str_talk, skip_style_tags=True).filter_templates()
        for template in templates_on_talk:
            tname = template.name
            if (tname.matches('Article history') or tname.matches('Articlehistory') or
                    tname.matches('Article History') or tname.matches('ArticleHistory') or
                    tname.matches('Article milestones') or tname.matches('Articlemilestones')):
                template_ah = template
                break

        str_edit_summary = None
        if template_ah:
            str_edit_summary = ('Article appeared on [[WP:Did you know|DYK]] on {d.day} {d:%B} {d.year}'
                                ', adding to {{{{[[Template:Article history|Article history]]}}}}'.format(d=time_update))
            str_article_history_orig = str(template_ah)
            # According to documentation at Template:Article_history, DYK params go between |currentstatus  and |topic
            param_topic = template_ah.get('topic') if template_ah.has('topic') else None
            template_ah.add('dykdate', '{d.day} {d:%B} {d.year}'.format(d=time_update), before=param_topic)
            if credit.str_hook:
                template_ah.add('dykentry', credit.str_hook, before=param_topic)
            if credit.str_nompage:
                template_ah.add('dyknom', credit.str_nompage, before=param_topic)
            str_talk = str_talk.replace(str_article_history_orig, str(template_ah))
        return str_talk, str_edit_summary

    # Returns a tuple:
    # * First value is the dyktalk tag
    # * Second value is the edit summary
    @staticmethod
    def build_dyktalk_tag(credit, time_update) -> (str, str):
        str_tag = '\n{{{{DYK talk|{d.day} {d:%B}|{d.year}{str_image_param}{str_hook_param}{str_nompage_param}}}}}'.format(
                  d=time_update,
                  str_image_param=('|image=' + credit.str_file) if credit.str_file else '',
                  str_hook_param=('|entry=' + credit.str_hook) if credit.str_hook else '',
                  str_nompage_param=('|nompage=' + credit.str_nompage) if credit.str_nompage else '')
        str_edit_summary = ('Article appeared on [[WP:Did you know|DYK]] on {d.day} {d:%B} {d.year}'
                            ', adding {{{{[[Template:DYK talk|DYK talk]]}}}}'.format(d=time_update))
        return str_tag, str_edit_summary

    @staticmethod
    def add_template_to_talk(str_talk, str_tag) -> str:
        idx_first_section = str_talk.find('==')
        if idx_first_section == -1:
            idx_first_section = len(str_talk)
        str_header = str_talk[:idx_first_section]
        idx_last_template = DYKUpdateBotUtils._last_template_index(str_header)
        if (idx_last_template < len(str_talk)) and (str_talk[idx_last_template] != '\n'):
            str_tag = str_tag + '\n'
        return DYKUpdateBotUtils._insert_str(str_talk, idx_last_template, str_tag).strip()

    @staticmethod
    def _last_template_index(str_header) -> int:
        # To a human reader, GA / DYK etc discussions aren't templates, they're part of the content
        # so detect and remove them from what we consider the header
        # GA discussion transclusion example from Special:Diff/1022091498: {{Talk:Harry J. Capehart/GA1}}
        # DYK discussion transclusion example from Special:Diff/873606519: {{Did you know nominations/Bishop John Carroll (statue)}}
        # DYK discussion transclusion example from Special:Diff/1022869159: {{Template:Did you know nominations/Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Mathura)}}
        # And some talk page templates show up as small by default, and should be below full-size tags
        # {{Translated page}} example from Special:Diff/1029600040: {{Translated page|es|Auditoría Superior de la Federación||version=133396209}}
        # {{archives}} example from Special:Diff/1025854855: {{archives}}
        # {{User:ClueBot III/ArchiveThis}} example from Special:Diff/1026915635: {{User:ClueBot III/ArchiveThis|archiveprefix=Talk:Santa Cruz Operation/Archives/|format=Y|age=26297|index=yes|archivebox=yes|box-advert=yes}}
        match = search('\{\{\s*([Tt]alk:|([Tt]emplate:\s*)?[Dd]id you know nominations/|[Tt]ranslated|[Uu]ser:ClueBot III/ArchiveThis|[Aa]rchive)', str_header)
        if match:
            str_header = str_header[:match.start()]
        idx_last_template = str_header.rfind('}}')
        if idx_last_template == -1:
            idx_last_template = 0
        else:
            idx_last_template += 2
        return idx_last_template

    # Returns username if one was found, None if not
    @staticmethod
    def find_user_link(str_dykbotdo_signature) -> str:
        links_in_sig = mwparserfromhell.parse(str_dykbotdo_signature, skip_style_tags=True).filter_wikilinks()
        for link in links_in_sig:
            str_title = str(link.title)
            idx_user_or_usertalk = max(str_title.find('User:'), str_title.find('User talk:'))
            if idx_user_or_usertalk != -1:
                str_user = str_title[str_title.find(':', idx_user_or_usertalk) + 1:]
                idx_trailing = max(str_user.find('#'), str_user.find('/'))
                if idx_trailing != -1:
                    str_user = str_user[:idx_trailing]
                return str_user
        return None

    # Returns a tuple:
    # * First value is the message on the talk page (section + credit + signature)
    # * Second value is the edit summary
    @staticmethod
    def build_user_talk_credit(credit, str_dykbotdo_signature, str_promoting_admin) -> (str, str):
        str_message = ('==DYK for {str_article}==\n'
                       '{{{{subst:Template:{str_template} |article={str_article} {str_hook_param} '
                       '{str_nompage_param} |optional= }}}} {str_sig}'
                       .format(str_article=credit.str_article,
                               str_template='DYKmake/DYKmakecredit' if credit.is_dykmake else 'DYKnom/DYKnomcredit',
                               str_hook_param=('|hook=' + credit.str_hook) if credit.str_hook else '',
                               str_nompage_param=('|nompage=' + credit.str_nompage) if credit.str_nompage else '',
                               str_sig=(str_dykbotdo_signature + ' ~~~~~') if str_dykbotdo_signature else '~~~~'))
        str_edit_summary = 'Giving DYK credit for [[{str_article}]]'.format(str_article=credit.str_article)
        if str_promoting_admin:
            str_edit_summary += ' on behalf of [[User:{str_username}|{str_username}]]'.format(str_username=str_promoting_admin)
        return str_message, str_edit_summary

    @staticmethod
    def _insert_str(str_target, idx, str_insert) -> str:
        return str_target[:idx] + str_insert + str_target[idx:]

    @staticmethod
    def log(str_to_log) -> None:
        print(str_to_log, flush=True)


class ValidationResults():
    def __init__(self) -> None:
        self.rgstr_errors = []
        self.rgstr_warnings = []
        self.page_TDYK = None
        self.page_queue = None
        self.num_queue = 0
        self.file_incoming = None
        self.hooks_incoming = None
        self.hooks_outgoing = None
        self.str_dykbotdo_signature = None
        self.timedelta_between_updates = None


class DYKCredit():
    def __init__(self) -> None:
        self.str_article = None
        self.str_user = None
        self.str_user_talk = None
        self.str_nompage = None
        self.is_dykmake = True
        self.str_hook = None
        self.str_file = None

    def __str__(self):
        return 'DYKCredit! article:{0}, user:{1}, nompage:{2}, is_dykmake:{3}, hook:{4}, file:{5}'.format(
            self.str_article, self.str_user, self.str_nompage, self.is_dykmake, self.str_hook, self.str_file)


def main() -> None:
    bot = DYKUpdateBot()
    bot.run()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()