******** Glossary ******** .. if you add new entries, keep the alphabetical sorting! .. glossary:: ``>>>`` The default Python prompt of the interactive Pywikibot shell. Often seen for code examples which can be executed interactively in the interpreter. The :mod:`pywikibot` module is preloaded. The :mod:`pywikibot.scripts.shell` script is part of the :ref:`Pywikibot Utility Scripts`. compat The first Pywikibot package formerly known as *Pywikipediabot* also called :term:`trunk` was started in 2003. MediaWiki didn't have an API so a :wiki:`screen scrapping` was used. core In 2007 a new branch of Pywikibot formerly known as :term:`trunk` was started using the new MediaWiki API. The current release is |release|. master The development branch of Pywikibot. It should not be used for production systems, use :term:`stable` instead. The master branch may have untested features. Use master branch if you want to support development and report undetected problems. pwb Can refer to: - short for Pywikibot - the :mod:`pwb` wrapper script python2 A :term:`tag` for the last Pywikibot release :ref:`3.0.20200703` supporting Python 2 (Python 2.7.3 - 2.7.18). Ask for :phab:`Python 2 to 3 support ` to convert your old scripts. pywikibot **Py**\ thon Media\ **Wiki Bot** Framework, a Python library and collection of scripts that automate work on MediaWiki sites. Originally designed for Wikipedia, it is now used throughout the Wikimedia Foundation's projects and on many other wikis based of MediaWiki software. rewrite A former name of :term:`core`. stable A stable branch of Pywikibot updated roughly every month after tests passes. This branch is preinstalled at :term:`PAWS` and should be used for production systems. tag A marker of particular revisions (e.g. a release version). Each Pywikibot release is tagged with its release version number. The current last tag is |version|. trunk A former name of :term:`compat`. PAWS PAWS (PAWS: A Web Shell) formerly known as *Pywikibot: A Web Shell* is a Jupyter notebooks deployment hosted by Wikimedia. It has preinstalled the :term:`stable` release of Pywikibot. Refer: - :manpage:`PAWS` - https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/PAWS PyPI The Python Package Index (PyPI), a repository of software for the Python programming language. Pywikibot framework (without scripts) is `published monthly at PyPI `_.