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* Right click the following file, click "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory: | * Right click the following file, click "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory: | ||
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* The ".zip" extension on the above file indicates that it is a compressed Zip archive. We need to "extract" its contents. To do this, click on "Start", then "Computer" on Windows or open Finder and navigate to your Desktop directory if you are a Mac. Find <code>wikipedia-cdsw | * The ".zip" extension on the above file indicates that it is a compressed Zip archive. We need to "extract" its contents. To do this, click on "Start", then "Computer" on Windows or open Finder and navigate to your Desktop directory if you are a Mac. Find <code>wikipedia-cdsw.zip</code> on your Desktop and double-click on it to "unzip" it. That will create a folder called <code>wikipedia-cdsw</code> containing several files. | ||
===Test the Wikipedia API code=== | ===Test the Wikipedia API code=== | ||
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'''On Windows''' | |||
Start up PowerShell and navigate to the <code>Desktop\wikipedia-cdsw</code> directory where the Wikipedia API code lives. For example, if the Wikipedia API project is at <code>C:\Users\'''YOURUSERNAME'''\Desktop\wikipedia-cdsw</code>, | |||
cd C:\Users\'''YOURUSERNAME'''\Desktop\wikipedia-cdsw | |||
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'''On Mac''' | |||
Start a command prompt and navigate to the Desktop/wikipedia-data-examples directory where the Wikipedia API code lives. For example, if the Wikipedia API project is at <code>~/Desktop/wikipedia-cdsw</code>, | |||
cd ~/Desktop/wikipedia-data-examples | |||
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This will change you into the Wikipedia example code directory. Running <code>ls</code> will show you the source code files in that directory. One of the files is <code>wikipedia-1.py</code>, which has a <code>.py</code> extension indicating that it is a Python script. Type: | |||
python wikipedia-1.py | |||
at the command prompt to execute the <code>wikipedia-1.py</code> Python script. Wait a little while while your computer connects to Wikipedia. You should see the result of a query from Wikipedia API on your screen. If you don't, let a staff member know. | |||
== Example topics we might cover in the session == | |||
=== Main Wikipedia API === | === Main Wikipedia API === | ||
* explain [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Main_page MediaWiki], exists on other wikis | * explain [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Main_page MediaWiki], exists on other wikis | ||
* navigate to [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php api page] and show the | * navigate to [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php api page] and show the documentation, point out examples | ||
* introduce the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox API sandbox] as a tool for building queries | * introduce the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox API sandbox] as a tool for building queries | ||
* looking at the images within a page http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&titles=Seattle&prop=images&imlimit=20&format=jsonfm | * looking at the images within a page http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&titles=Seattle&prop=images&imlimit=20&format=jsonfm | ||
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=== Page View API === | === Page View API === | ||
* Use [https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/?doc#!/Pageviews_data the | * Use [https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/?doc#!/Pageviews_data the experimental API] | ||
* Explain that this API is a little different because it uses relative paths instead of parameters. | * Explain that this API is a little different because it uses relative paths instead of parameters. | ||
* Also note that this API is case-sensitive. | * Also note that this API is case-sensitive. | ||
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== Questions to answer == | == Questions to answer == | ||
Warm up questions: | Warm up questions: | ||
<ol start="1"> | <ol start="1"> | ||
<li>When was the article about the Panama Papers created? | <li>When was the article about the Panama Papers created?</li> | ||
<li>When was the most recent edit to the Panama Papers article?</li> | <li>When was the most recent edit to the Panama Papers article?</li> | ||
<li>Think of two articles that interest you. Which ones were created first?</li> | <li>Think of one or two articles that interest you. Which ones were created first?</li> | ||
<li>Which have been edited most recently?</li> | <li>Which have been edited most recently?</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
How many views did Panama_Papers have… | |||
<ol start="5"> | <ol start="5"> | ||
<li>the day it was created?</li> | <li>the day it was created?</li> | ||
<li>the first week? </li> | <li>the first week? </li> | ||
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How many edits did it get in… | How many edits did it get in… | ||
<ol start=" | <ol start="9"> | ||
<li> the first 24 hours? </li> | <li> the first 24 hours? </li> | ||
<li> the first week? </li> | <li> the first week? </li> | ||
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More difficult questions: | More difficult questions: | ||
<ol start=" | <ol start="12"> | ||
<li>Who made the total most edits to the article?</li> | <li>Who made the total most edits to the article?</li> | ||
<li>What’s the number of edits per day in the first two weeks of the article?</li> | <li>What’s the number of edits per day in the first two weeks of the article?</li> | ||
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<li>How many views did it have per day?</li> | <li>How many views did it have per day?</li> | ||
<li>How many views did it have per day on German Wikipedia?</li> | <li>How many views did it have per day on German Wikipedia?</li> | ||
<li>Who’s the person named in the Panama papers with the most views to their Wikipedia page?</li> | <li>Who’s the most person named in the Panama papers with the most views to their Wikipedia page?</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox API Sandbox] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox API Sandbox] | ||
* [[Sample Wikipedia API queries]] | * [[Sample Wikipedia API queries]] | ||
* [https://github.com/ | * [https://github.com/ben-zen/wikipedia-session The session lecture notes (in Markdown) and python sources.] | ||
* [[Sample Wikipedia API questions]] | |||
[[Category:Spring_2016 series]] | [[Category:Spring_2016 series]] |