Python:DateRedirects.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8  -*-
"""
This bot create redirects from pages named [[D MMM]] to the equivallent
[[MMM D]] page, where D is the number of the day and MMM is the name of
the month, in Gregorian calendar.
"""
import wikipedia
import sys
 
# This is required for the text that is shown when you run this script
# with the parameter -help.
 
def main():
    months = ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July',
    'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December']
    days = [31,29,31,30,31,30,31,31,30,31,30,31]
 
    for i in range(len(months)):
        for j in range(days[i]):
            rSource = "%s " % (j+1) + "%s " % months[i]
            rDest = "%s " % months[i] + "%s " % (j+1)
            #print ("%s => %s" % (rSource, rDest))
            page = wikipedia.Page(wikipedia.getSite(), rSource)
            try:
                text = page.get()
            except wikipedia.NoPage:
                page2 = wikipedia.Page(wikipedia.getSite(), rDest)
                try:
                    text = page2.get()
                except wikipedia.NoPage:
                    wikipedia.output(u"Destination page %s does not exist; skipping." % page2.aslink())
                    continue
                except wikipedia.IsRedirectPage:
                    wikipedia.output(u"Destination page %s is a redirect; skipping." % page2.aslink())
                    continue
                #create the redirect
                page.put(u"#REDIRECT %s" % page2.aslink(), u"Robot: Creating date redirect")
            except wikipedia.IsRedirectPage:
                wikipedia.output(u"Source page %s is a redirect; skipping." % page.aslink())
                continue
            except wikipedia.LockedPage:
                wikipedia.output(u"Source page %s is locked; skipping." % page.aslink())
                continue
 
 
if __name__ == "__main__":
    try:
        main()
    finally:
        wikipedia.stopme()