Help:Log in to Lingua Libre with Pywikibot

Here are the steps, to log in to Lingua Libre using Pywikibot. Manual:Pywikibot/BotPasswords may give more details.

Install and configure Pywikibot

See Manuel:Pywikibot/Installation.

Create bot account with Special:BotPasswords

1. With your user account (example: Pamputt), go to Special:BotPasswords
2. Enter the name of your bot (for example: PamputtBot) and click on "Create".
   
3. Select the right you want to give to your bot. Usually "High-volume editing", "Edit existing pages" and "Create, edit, and move pages" are enough.
   
4. At the bottom of the page, click on "Create".
5. You should arrive on a page like this one.
   
   The red part is the bot password

Fill user-config.py and user-password.py

using generate_user_files.py script

• Run python pwb.py generate_user_files
• Select "5" (lingualibre) for the family.
• Validate the "language code" that is "lingualibre".
• Enter your bot name on LinguaLibre (for example: PamputtBot)
• Enter "No" not to add any other project.
• Enter "y" at the question "Do you want to add a BotPassword for USERNAME?"
• Enter your "bot name" (example: PamputtBot) at the question "BotPassword's "bot name" for USERNAME:"
• Enter the password created on Special:BotPassword at the question "BotPassword's "password" for "PamputtBot" (no characters will be shown)"

by hand

• In the main Pywikibot directory, create user-config.py
• Add the following lines:

family = 'lingualibre'
mylang = 'lingualibre'
usernames['lingualibre']['lingualibre'] = 'PamputtBot'
password_file = "user-password.py"

• In the main Pywikibot directory, create user-password.py
• Add the following lines:

('USERNAME', BotPassword('BOTNAME', 'superpassword'))

For example:

('Pamputt', BotPassword('PamputtBot', 'rj7daxj8pa7lxp2abel8e82aees1kg5n'))

Login check

• Run python pwb.py login

Something like "Logged in on lingualibre:lingualibre as PamputtBot." should be displayed.