Sopel plugin for interacting with Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia and Wiktionary
Looking up Wikipedia articles, either using the .wp command or an in-message URL:
<SnoopJ> .wp ichiju sansai
<terribot> [wikipedia] Ichijū-sansai | "Ichijū-sansai (Japanese: 一汁三菜)
'one soup, three dishes' is a traditional Japanese dining format
of a bowl of rice, soup, a main dish, and two side dishes. It is
a key component of kaiseki cuisine and reflects the aesthetic and
nutritional principles of Japanese meals." |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichij%C5%AB-sansai
<SnoopJ> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639_language_codes
<terribot> [wikipedia] List of ISO 639 language codes | "ISO 639 is a
standardized nomenclature used to classify languages. Each
language is assigned a two-letter (set 1) and three-letter
lowercase abbreviation (sets 2–5). Part 1 of the standard, ISO
639-1 defines the two-letter codes, and Part 3 (2007), ISO 639-3,
defines the three-letter codes, aiming to cover all known natural
languages, largely superseding the ISO 639-2 three-letter code
standard. "
Looking up Wiktionary definitions and etymologies using the .wt and .ety commands:
<SnoopJ> .wt schnozz
<terribot> [wiktionary] schnozz — noun: 1. (slang) Nose
<SnoopJ> .ety windfall
<terribot> [wiktionary] windfall: From Middle English windfal, wyndfall,
equivalent to wind + fall. Cognate with Middle High German
wintval, wintfal, German Windfall.
The recommended way to install this plugin is to use pip:
$ pip install sopel-wikimedia
Note that this plugin requires Python 3.8+ and Sopel 7.1+. It won't work on Python versions that are not supported by the version of Sopel you are using.
sopel-wikimedia can be configured by invoking Sopel's interactive wizard:
$ sopel-plugins configure wikipedia Configure wikipedia.py - Sopel Wikipedia Plugin Enter the default language to find articles from. [en]
The [bot database](https://sopel.chat/docs/package/db) also supports the per-nick (for PMs) and per-channel value wikipedia_lang.
