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flBot
This user is a bot
(talk · contribs)
Operatorfl (talk · contribs)
Approved?Yes
Flagged?Yes
Task(s)See below
Edit rate1 every hour
Edit period(s)Constant
Automatic or manual?Automatic
Programming language(s)Python (using Python-Wikitools framework)
Exclusion compliant?No
Source code published?Yes, here
Emergency shutoff-compliant?no


flBot is a bot run by fl (talk · contribs) that periodically (every hour) updates {{opentasks}} with random pages from each category. It runs using Python and the Python-Wikitools framework off the wikimedia toolserver.

Tasks

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Task Number Summary Approved?
1 Update {{opentasks}} with random tasks for a variety of categories.  Y Yes
2 Purges the main page at midnight every day  Y Not required
3 Purges Template talk:Did you know in 10 minute intervals.  Y Not required

Source

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The source code for flBot (opentasks.py) is now contained on my toolserver SVN repository. The bot requires a copy of the Python-Wikitools framework.