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Ben Kurtovic 9 years ago
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.. toctree::

mwparserfromhell.nodes.extras


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@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ mwparserfromhell Package
:members:
:undoc-members:

:mod:`definitions` Module
-------------------------

.. automodule:: mwparserfromhell.definitions
:members:

:mod:`smart_list` Module
------------------------

@@ -30,12 +36,6 @@ mwparserfromhell Package
:members:
:undoc-members:

:mod:`definitions` Module

.. automodule:: mwparserfromhell.definitions
:members:

:mod:`utils` Module
-------------------



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@@ -11,28 +11,28 @@ Unreleased
prevented Windows users from using the C tokenizer.
- Added a script to test for memory leaks in :file:`scripts/memtest.py`.
- Added a script to do releases in :file:`scripts/release.sh`.
- *skip_style_tags* can now be passed to :py:func:`mwparserfromhell.parse()
<.parse_anything>` (previously, only :py:meth:`.Parser.parse` allowed it).
- The *recursive* argument to :py:class:`Wikicode's <.Wikicode>`
:py:meth:`.filter` methods now accepts a third option, ``RECURSE_OTHERS``,
which recurses over all children except instances of *forcetype* (for
example, ``code.filter_templates(code.RECURSE_OTHERS)`` returns all un-nested
- *skip_style_tags* can now be passed to :func:`mwparserfromhell.parse()
<.parse_anything>` (previously, only :meth:`.Parser.parse` allowed it).
- The *recursive* argument to :class:`Wikicode's <.Wikicode>` :meth:`.filter`
methods now accepts a third option, ``RECURSE_OTHERS``, which recurses over
all children except instances of *forcetype* (for example,
``code.filter_templates(code.RECURSE_OTHERS)`` returns all un-nested
templates).
- The parser now understands HTML tag attributes quoted with single quotes.
When setting a tag attribute's value, quotes will be added if necessary. As
part of this, :py:class:`.Attribute`\ 's :py:attr:`~.Attribute.quoted`
attribute has been changed to :py:attr:`~.Attribute.quotes`, and is now
either a string or ``None``.
- Calling :py:meth:`.Template.remove` with a :py:class:`.Parameter` object that
is not part of the template now raises :py:exc:`ValueError` instead of doing
part of this, :class:`.Attribute`\ 's :attr:`~.Attribute.quoted` attribute
has been changed to :attr:`~.Attribute.quotes`, and is now either a string or
``None``.
- Calling :meth:`.Template.remove` with a :class:`.Parameter` object that is
not part of the template now raises :exc:`ValueError` instead of doing
nothing.
- :py:class:`.Parameter`\ s with non-integer keys can no longer be created with
- :class:`.Parameter`\ s with non-integer keys can no longer be created with
*showkey=False*, nor have the value of this attribute be set to *False*
later.
- :py:meth:`._ListProxy.destroy` has been changed to
:py:meth:`._ListProxy.detach`, and now works in a more useful way.
- If something goes wrong while parsing, :py:exc:`.ParserError` will now be
raised. Previously, the parser would produce an unclear :py:exc:`.BadRoute`
- :meth:`._ListProxy.destroy` has been changed to :meth:`._ListProxy.detach`,
and now works in a more useful way.
- If something goes wrong while parsing, :exc:`.ParserError` will now be
raised. Previously, the parser would produce an unclear :exc:`.BadRoute`
exception or allow an incorrect node tree to be build.
- Fixed a parser bug involving nested tags, and another involving comments in
template names.
@@ -46,22 +46,21 @@ v0.3.3
(`changes <https://github.com/earwig/mwparserfromhell/compare/v0.3.2...v0.3.3>`__):

- Added support for Python 2.6 and 3.4.
- :py:meth:`.Template.has` is now passed *ignore_empty=False* by default
- :meth:`.Template.has` is now passed *ignore_empty=False* by default
instead of *True*. This fixes a bug when adding parameters to templates with
empty fields, **and is a breaking change if you rely on the default
behavior.**
- The *matches* argument of :py:class:`Wikicode's <.Wikicode>`
:py:meth:`.filter` methods now accepts a function (taking one argument, a
:py:class:`.Node`, and returning a bool) in addition to a regex.
- Re-added *flat* argument to :py:meth:`.Wikicode.get_sections`, fixed the
order in which it returns sections, and made it faster.
- :py:meth:`.Wikicode.matches` now accepts a tuple or list of
strings/:py:class:`.Wikicode` objects instead of just a single string or
:py:class:`.Wikicode`.
- The *matches* argument of :class:`Wikicode's <.Wikicode>` :meth:`.filter`
methods now accepts a function (taking one argument, a :class:`.Node`, and
returning a bool) in addition to a regex.
- Re-added *flat* argument to :meth:`.Wikicode.get_sections`, fixed the order
in which it returns sections, and made it faster.
- :meth:`.Wikicode.matches` now accepts a tuple or list of
strings/:class:`.Wikicode` objects instead of just a single string or
:class:`.Wikicode`.
- Given the frequency of issues with the (admittedly insufficient) tag parser,
there's a temporary *skip_style_tags* argument to
:py:meth:`~.Parser.parse` that ignores ``''`` and ``'''`` until these issues
are corrected.
there's a temporary *skip_style_tags* argument to :meth:`~.Parser.parse` that
ignores ``''`` and ``'''`` until these issues are corrected.
- Fixed a parser bug involving nested wikilinks and external links.
- C code cleanup and speed improvements.

@@ -72,9 +71,9 @@ v0.3.2
(`changes <https://github.com/earwig/mwparserfromhell/compare/v0.3.1...v0.3.2>`__):

- Added support for Python 3.2 (along with current support for 3.3 and 2.7).
- Renamed :py:meth:`.Template.remove`\ 's first argument from *name* to
*param*, which now accepts :py:class:`.Parameter` objects in addition to
parameter name strings.
- Renamed :meth:`.Template.remove`\ 's first argument from *name* to *param*,
which now accepts :class:`.Parameter` objects in addition to parameter name
strings.

v0.3.1
------
@@ -91,24 +90,24 @@ v0.3
`Released August 24, 2013 <https://github.com/earwig/mwparserfromhell/tree/v0.3>`_
(`changes <https://github.com/earwig/mwparserfromhell/compare/v0.2...v0.3>`__):

- Added complete support for HTML :py:class:`Tags <.Tag>`, including forms like
- Added complete support for HTML :class:`Tags <.Tag>`, including forms like
``<ref>foo</ref>``, ``<ref name="bar"/>``, and wiki-markup tags like bold
(``'''``), italics (``''``), and lists (``*``, ``#``, ``;`` and ``:``).
- Added support for :py:class:`.ExternalLink`\ s (``http://example.com/`` and
- Added support for :class:`.ExternalLink`\ s (``http://example.com/`` and
``[http://example.com/ Example]``).
- :py:class:`Wikicode's <.Wikicode>` :py:meth:`.filter` methods are now passed
- :class:`Wikicode's <.Wikicode>` :meth:`.filter` methods are now passed
*recursive=True* by default instead of *False*. **This is a breaking change
if you rely on any filter() methods being non-recursive by default.**
- Added a :py:meth:`.matches` method to :py:class:`~.Wikicode` for
page/template name comparisons.
- The *obj* param of :py:meth:`Wikicode.insert_before() <.insert_before>`,
:py:meth:`~.insert_after`, :py:meth:`~.Wikicode.replace`, and
:py:meth:`~.Wikicode.remove` now accepts :py:class:`~.Wikicode` objects and
strings representing parts of wikitext, instead of just nodes. These methods
also make all possible substitutions instead of just one.
- Renamed :py:meth:`Template.has_param() <.has_param>` to
:py:meth:`~.Template.has` for consistency with :py:class:`~.Template`\ 's
other methods; :py:meth:`~.has_param` is now an alias.
- Added a :meth:`.matches` method to :class:`.Wikicode` for page/template name
comparisons.
- The *obj* param of :meth:`.Wikicode.insert_before`, :meth:`.insert_after`,
:meth:`~.Wikicode.replace`, and :meth:`~.Wikicode.remove` now accepts
:class:`.Wikicode` objects and strings representing parts of wikitext,
instead of just nodes. These methods also make all possible substitutions
instead of just one.
- Renamed :meth:`.Template.has_param` to :meth:`~.Template.has` for consistency
with :class:`.Template`\ 's other methods; :meth:`.has_param` is now an
alias.
- The C tokenizer extension now works on Python 3 in addition to Python 2.7.
- Various bugfixes, internal changes, and cleanup.

@@ -121,29 +120,27 @@ v0.2
- The parser now fully supports Python 3 in addition to Python 2.7.
- Added a C tokenizer extension that is significantly faster than its Python
equivalent. It is enabled by default (if available) and can be toggled by
setting :py:attr:`mwparserfromhell.parser.use_c` to a boolean value.
setting :attr:`mwparserfromhell.parser.use_c` to a boolean value.
- Added a complete set of unit tests covering parsing and wikicode
manipulation.
- Renamed :py:meth:`.filter_links` to :py:meth:`.filter_wikilinks` (applies to
:py:meth:`.ifilter` as well).
- Added filter methods for :py:class:`Arguments <.Argument>`,
:py:class:`Comments <.Comment>`, :py:class:`Headings <.Heading>`, and
:py:class:`HTMLEntities <.HTMLEntity>`.
- Added *before* param to :py:meth:`Template.add() <.Template.add>`; renamed
*force_nonconformity* to *preserve_spacing*.
- Added *include_lead* param to :py:meth:`Wikicode.get_sections()
<.get_sections>`.
- Removed *flat* param from :py:meth:`.get_sections`.
- Removed *force_no_field* param from :py:meth:`Template.remove()
<.Template.remove>`.
- Renamed :meth:`.filter_links` to :meth:`.filter_wikilinks` (applies to
:meth:`.ifilter` as well).
- Added filter methods for :class:`Arguments <.Argument>`,
:class:`Comments <.Comment>`, :class:`Headings <.Heading>`, and
:class:`HTMLEntities <.HTMLEntity>`.
- Added *before* param to :meth:`.Template.add`; renamed *force_nonconformity*
to *preserve_spacing*.
- Added *include_lead* param to :meth:`.Wikicode.get_sections`.
- Removed *flat* param from :meth:`.get_sections`.
- Removed *force_no_field* param from :meth:`.Template.remove`.
- Added support for Travis CI.
- Added note about Windows build issue in the README.
- The tokenizer will limit itself to a realistic recursion depth to prevent
errors and unreasonably long parse times.
- Fixed how some nodes' attribute setters handle input.
- Fixed multiple bugs in the tokenizer's handling of invalid markup.
- Fixed bugs in the implementation of :py:class:`.SmartList` and
:py:class:`.StringMixIn`.
- Fixed bugs in the implementation of :class:`.SmartList` and
:class:`.StringMixIn`.
- Fixed some broken example code in the README; other copyedits.
- Other bugfixes and code cleanup.

@@ -153,12 +150,12 @@ v0.1.1
`Released September 21, 2012 <https://github.com/earwig/mwparserfromhell/tree/v0.1.1>`_
(`changes <https://github.com/earwig/mwparserfromhell/compare/v0.1...v0.1.1>`__):

- Added support for :py:class:`Comments <.Comment>` (``<!-- foo -->``) and
:py:class:`Wikilinks <.Wikilink>` (``[[foo]]``).
- Added corresponding :py:meth:`.ifilter_links` and :py:meth:`.filter_links`
methods to :py:class:`.Wikicode`.
- Added support for :class:`Comments <.Comment>` (``<!-- foo -->``) and
:class:`Wikilinks <.Wikilink>` (``[[foo]]``).
- Added corresponding :meth:`.ifilter_links` and :meth:`.filter_links` methods
to :class:`.Wikicode`.
- Fixed a bug when parsing incomplete templates.
- Fixed :py:meth:`.strip_code` to affect the contents of headings.
- Fixed :meth:`.strip_code` to affect the contents of headings.
- Various copyedits in documentation and comments.

v0.1


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MWParserFromHell v\ |version| Documentation
===========================================

:py:mod:`mwparserfromhell` (the *MediaWiki Parser from Hell*) is a Python
package that provides an easy-to-use and outrageously powerful parser for
MediaWiki_ wikicode. It supports Python 2 and Python 3.
:mod:`mwparserfromhell` (the *MediaWiki Parser from Hell*) is a Python package
that provides an easy-to-use and outrageously powerful parser for MediaWiki_
wikicode. It supports Python 2 and Python 3.

Developed by Earwig_ with contributions from `Σ`_, Legoktm_, and others.
Development occurs on GitHub_.


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Integration
===========

:py:mod:`mwparserfromhell` is used by and originally developed for EarwigBot_;
:py:class:`~earwigbot.wiki.page.Page` objects have a
:py:meth:`~earwigbot.wiki.page.Page.parse` method that essentially calls
:py:func:`mwparserfromhell.parse() <mwparserfromhell.__init__.parse>` on
:py:meth:`~earwigbot.wiki.page.Page.get`.
:mod:`mwparserfromhell` is used by and originally developed for EarwigBot_;
:class:`~earwigbot.wiki.page.Page` objects have a
:meth:`~earwigbot.wiki.page.Page.parse` method that essentially calls
:func:`mwparserfromhell.parse() <mwparserfromhell.__init__.parse>` on
:meth:`~earwigbot.wiki.page.Page.get`.

If you're using Pywikipedia_, your code might look like this::



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@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ Normal usage is rather straightforward (where ``text`` is page text)::
>>> import mwparserfromhell
>>> wikicode = mwparserfromhell.parse(text)

``wikicode`` is a :py:class:`mwparserfromhell.Wikicode <.Wikicode>` object,
which acts like an ordinary ``unicode`` object (or ``str`` in Python 3) with
some extra methods. For example::
``wikicode`` is a :class:`mwparserfromhell.Wikicode <.Wikicode>` object, which
acts like an ordinary ``unicode`` object (or ``str`` in Python 3) with some
extra methods. For example::

>>> text = "I has a template! {{foo|bar|baz|eggs=spam}} See it?"
>>> wikicode = mwparserfromhell.parse(text)
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ Since nodes can contain other nodes, getting nested templates is trivial::
>>> mwparserfromhell.parse(text).filter_templates()
['{{foo|{{bar}}={{baz|{{spam}}}}}}', '{{bar}}', '{{baz|{{spam}}}}', '{{spam}}']

You can also pass *recursive=False* to :py:meth:`~.filter_templates` and
explore templates manually. This is possible because nodes can contain
additional :py:class:`~.Wikicode` objects::
You can also pass *recursive=False* to :meth:`.filter_templates` and explore
templates manually. This is possible because nodes can contain additional
:class:`.Wikicode` objects::

>>> code = mwparserfromhell.parse("{{foo|this {{includes a|template}}}}")
>>> print code.filter_templates(recursive=False)
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ additional :py:class:`~.Wikicode` objects::
template

Templates can be easily modified to add, remove, or alter params.
:py:class:`~.Wikicode` objects can be treated like lists, with
:py:meth:`~.Wikicode.append`, :py:meth:`~.Wikicode.insert`,
:py:meth:`~.Wikicode.remove`, :py:meth:`~.Wikicode.replace`, and more. They
also have a :py:meth:`~.Wikicode.matches` method for comparing page or template
names, which takes care of capitalization and whitespace::
:class:`.Wikicode` objects can be treated like lists, with
:meth:`~.Wikicode.append`, :meth:`~.Wikicode.insert`,
:meth:`~.Wikicode.remove`, :meth:`~.Wikicode.replace`, and more. They also have
a :meth:`~.Wikicode.matches` method for comparing page or template names, which
takes care of capitalization and whitespace::

>>> text = "{{cleanup}} '''Foo''' is a [[bar]]. {{uncategorized}}"
>>> code = mwparserfromhell.parse(text)
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ names, which takes care of capitalization and whitespace::
>>> print code.filter_templates()
['{{cleanup|date=July 2012}}', '{{bar-stub}}']

You can then convert ``code`` back into a regular :py:class:`unicode` object
(for saving the page!) by calling :py:func:`unicode` on it::
You can then convert ``code`` back into a regular :class:`unicode` object (for
saving the page!) by calling :func:`unicode` on it::

>>> text = unicode(code)
>>> print text
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ You can then convert ``code`` back into a regular :py:class:`unicode` object
>>> text == code
True

(Likewise, use :py:func:`str(code) <str>` in Python 3.)
(Likewise, use :func:`str(code) <str>` in Python 3.)

For more tips, check out :py:class:`Wikicode's full method list <.Wikicode>`
and the :py:mod:`list of Nodes <.nodes>`.
For more tips, check out :class:`Wikicode's full method list <.Wikicode>` and
the :mod:`list of Nodes <.nodes>`.

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