A Python robot that edits Wikipedia and interacts with people over IRC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:EarwigBot
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Ben Kurtovic a06e35ecef moving IRC class modules (base_command.py, connection.py, data.py, rc.py) to irc/classes/ 13 years ago
core parse remaining parts of config.xml; getting rid of config.watcher and moving to irc/watcher_logic.py; convert irc/watcher.py and wiki/task_manager.py to new config system; other changes/fixes/whatever 13 years ago
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.gitignore dropping config/ subdirectory in favor of a single config.xml file, located in the bot's root dir, with encrypted passwords instead of a secure.xml file 13 years ago
LICENSE +readme, license file, .gitignore 13 years ago
README capitalization arghalgh 13 years ago
earwigbot.py import lib.blowfish in core.config and decrypt passwords correctly; Exception -> Error in custom config exception names 13 years ago

README

EarwigBot[1] is a Python[2] robot that edits Wikipedia.

Development began, based on the Pywikipedia framework[3], in early 2009.
Approval for its fist task, a copyright violation detector[4], was carried out
in May, and the bot has been running consistently ever since (with the
exception of Jan/Feb 2011). It currently handles several ongoing tasks[5],
ranging from statistics generation to category cleanup, and on-demand tasks
such as WikiProject template tagging. Since it started running, the bot has
made over 45,000 edits.

A project to rewrite it from scratch began in early April 2011, thus moving
away from the Pywikipedia framework and allowing for less overall code, better
integration between bot parts, and easier maintenance.

Links:
[1] http://toolserver.org/~earwig/earwigbot/
[2] http://python.org/
[3] http://pywikipediabot.sourceforge.net/
[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots/Requests_for_approval/EarwigBot_1
[5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:EarwigBot#Tasks