User:TalBot/horseshoe-delete.py

#! /usr/bin/env python
# _*_ coding: utf8 _*_
#
# Deletes certain pages created from faulty "Horse shoes and horse shoeing.djvu"
#
# Copyright © 2011, GrafZahl (en.wikisource.org user)
#
#   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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#
# Use the standard args -log and -putthrottle
#

import wikipedia

# Handle args

args = wikipedia.handleArgs()
for arg in args:
	wikipedia.output('(WWW) Ignoring unhanled arg %s' % arg)

# Basic text tokens

summary = u'Bulk deletion per [[WS:CSD]] G7: author\'s request, see [[WS:BR#Mass_deletion_of_not-proofread_pages]]'
base_title = u'Page:Horse shoes and horse shoeing.djvu/%d'
page_range = range(62, 380)

# Delete the pages

site = wikipedia.getSite()

for pagenumber in page_range:
	try:
		title = base_title % pagenumber
		wikipedia.output(u'(III) Deleting page [[%s]]' % title)
		page = wikipedia.Page(site, title)
		page.delete(summary)
	except wikipedia.Error, theerror:
		wikipedia.output(u'(EEE) Unable to delete page no. %d because of: %s' % (pagenumber, theerror))