Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/DASHBot 8

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DASHBot 8[edit]

Operator: Tim1357

Automatic or Manually assisted: Automatic

Programming language(s): Python (pywikipedia)

Source code available: I use basic.py, and some regex

Function overview: add {{Ibid}} to reference sections on articles that use <ref>Ibid.</ref>, <ref>op. cit.</ref> or <ref>loc. cit.</ref>

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): MOS: Wikipedia:Footnotes#Style_recommendations (first bullet)

Edit period(s): One time

Estimated number of pages affected: I dont know

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): Yes

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): Yes

Function details: Because I know of no way to use the API for this, I will do a dump scan for articles matching the regex:

re.search('/<\s?ref[^\>]*\s*((I|i)bid\.?|(O|o)p\.?\s?(c|C)it\.?|(L|l)oc\.?\s?(c|C)it\.?)

if that, then:

text = re.sub(\=\=(\n[^(\=\=)](<\s?(r|R)eferences|{{\s?(R|r)eflist)),==\n{{Ibid|date = {{subst:MONTHNAME}} {{subst:YEAR}}}}\\1,text,1,re.M)

Discussion[edit]

I havent tested the regex but it should work. Tim1357 (talk) 17:56, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I proposed Wikipedia_talk:AutoWikiBrowser/Feature_requests#Add_.7B.7BIbid.7D.7D_to_auto-tagger. -- Magioladitis (talk) 00:33, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Approved for trial (50 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. @harej 03:27, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

AWB implements this too: Wikipedia_talk:AutoWikiBrowser/Feature_requests/Archive_7#Add_.7B.7BIbid.7D.7D_to_auto-tagger. We are interested in any changes in the regex. -- Magioladitis (talk) 08:59, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

{{OperatorAssistanceNeeded}} Any news? MBisanz ^talk 08:54, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My understanding is that Tim1357 is waiting for Toolserver access. Josh Parris 09:57, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thats true. This job requires a dump scan, and to do that I need a toolserver account. I have already been approved, and I'm waiting for someone to create an account for me. Tim1357 (talk) 02:04, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I finally got around to generating the list of articles that list Ibid as a reference. Ill get around to testing sometime this/next week. Tim1357 (talk) 23:21, 27 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A user has requested the attention of the operator. Once the operator has seen this message and replied, please deactivate this tag. (user notified) Any updates? Are you almost ready to run this? — The Earwig ^(talk) 01:33, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'll expire this in a day or so if you don't start the trial. — The Earwig ^(talk) 19:33, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn by operator. Sorry, ill reopen later. Tim1357 (talk) 19:45, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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