Command-line Interface (cli)¶
This module provides utilities for interacting with a user from the command-line.
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mwapi.cli.do_login(session, for_what)[source]¶ Performs a login handshake with a user on the command-line. This method will handle all of the follow-up requests (e.g. capcha or two-factor). A login that requires two-factor looks like this:
>>> import mwapi.cli >>> import mwapi >>> mwapi.cli.do_login(mwapi.Session("https://en.wikipedia.org"), "English Wikipedia") Log into English Wikipedia Username: Halfak (WMF) Passord: Please enter verification code from your mobile app Token(OATHToken): 234567
Parameters: - session :
A session object to use for login
- for_what : str
A name to display to the use (for what they are logging into)
mwapi.Session