Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/KiranBOT 11

KiranBOT 11

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Operator: Usernamekiran (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)

Time filed: 16:01, Tuesday, September 17, 2024 (UTC)

Function overview: check, and remove QIDs in "Infobox person/Wikidata"

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual:

Programming language(s): pywikibot

Source code available:

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): at WP:BOTREQ, permalink

Edit period(s): monthly

Estimated number of pages affected: around 312 as of this request, then as they come

Namespace(s): main, and one page in bot's userspace.

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): yes

Function details: The bot goes through Category:Infobox person Wikidata using qid, and:

1. checks that the |qid= value matches the QID of the article's matched Wikidata item
2. if so, delete the entire |qid= line, as in this edit
3. if they mismatch, add such articles to User:KiranBOT/List of mismatched QID for manual checking and resolution. —usernamekiran (talk) 16:01, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Discussion

• I have already made some null/local saves, and tested the third step from above. The tests were good, and the third step's output can be seen at User:KiranBOT/List of mismatched QID. These wont be cosmetic edits. —usernamekiran (talk) 16:01, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support as requester. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:59, 17 September 2024 (UTC)