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In this project, we will explore a few ways to gather data using two Wikipedia APIs: one provides data related to edits, and the other provides data related to pageviews. Once we've done that, we will extend this to code to create our own datasets of Wikipedia edits or other data that you use as the basis of your Final Project. | In this project, we will explore a few ways to gather data using two Wikipedia APIs: one provides data related to edits, and the other provides data related to pageviews. Once we've done that, we will extend this to code to create our own datasets of Wikipedia edits or other data that you use as the basis of your Final Project. | ||
This project is adapted from material being developed for the [[CDSW|Community Data Science Workshops]] by Ben Lewis and Morten Wang | This project is adapted from material being developed for the [[CDSW|Community Data Science Workshops]] by Ben Lewis and Morten Wang. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox#action=query&format=json&prop=revisions&list=&meta=&titles=Panama_Papers&rvprop=ids%7Ctimestamp%7Cflags%7Ccomment%7Cuser&rvlimit=1&rvdir=newer View query in sandbox] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox#action=query&format=json&prop=revisions&list=&meta=&titles=Panama_Papers&rvprop=ids%7Ctimestamp%7Cflags%7Ccomment%7Cuser&rvlimit=1&rvdir=newer View query in sandbox] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&format=json&prop=revisions&list=&meta=&titles=Panama_Papers&rvprop=ids%7Ctimestamp%7Cflags%7Ccomment%7Cuser&rvlimit=1&rvdir=newer View result in browser] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&format=json&prop=revisions&list=&meta=&titles=Panama_Papers&rvprop=ids%7Ctimestamp%7Cflags%7Ccomment%7Cuser&rvlimit=1&rvdir=newer View result in browser] | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox#action=query&format=json&prop=revisions&list=&meta=&titles=Panama_Papers&rvprop=ids%7Ctimestamp%7Cflags%7Ccomment%7Cuser&rvlimit=1&rvdir=older View query in sandbox] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox#action=query&format=json&prop=revisions&list=&meta=&titles=Panama_Papers&rvprop=ids%7Ctimestamp%7Cflags%7Ccomment%7Cuser&rvlimit=1&rvdir=older View query in sandbox] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&format=json&prop=revisions&list=&meta=&titles=Panama_Papers&rvprop=ids%7Ctimestamp%7Cflags%7Ccomment%7Cuser&rvlimit=1&rvdir=newer View result in browser] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&format=json&prop=revisions&list=&meta=&titles=Panama_Papers&rvprop=ids%7Ctimestamp%7Cflags%7Ccomment%7Cuser&rvlimit=1&rvdir=newer View result in browser] | ||
; How many edits has the creator of Panama Papers made to Wikipedia? | ; How many edits has the creator of Panama Papers made to Wikipedia? | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox#action=query&format=json&list=users&usprop=editcount%7Cregistration&ususers=Czar View query in sandbox] | :* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox#action=query&format=json&list=users&usprop=editcount%7Cregistration&ususers=Czar View query in sandbox] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&format=json&list=users&usprop=editcount%7Cregistration&ususers=Czar View result in browser | :* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&format=json&list=users&usprop=editcount%7Cregistration&ususers=Czar View result in browser] | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox#action=query&format=json&prop=revisions&titles=Panama+Papers&rvprop=ids%7Ctimestamp%7Ccontent&rvstart=2016-04-04T17%3A58%3A00.000Z&rvend=2016-04-04T17%3A59%3A05.000Z&rvdir=newer View query in sandbox] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox#action=query&format=json&prop=revisions&titles=Panama+Papers&rvprop=ids%7Ctimestamp%7Ccontent&rvstart=2016-04-04T17%3A58%3A00.000Z&rvend=2016-04-04T17%3A59%3A05.000Z&rvdir=newer View query in sandbox] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&format=json&prop=revisions&titles=Panama+Papers&rvprop=ids%7Ctimestamp%7Ccontent&rvstart=2016-04-04T17%3A58%3A00.000Z&rvend=2016-04-04T17%3A59%3A05.000Z&rvdir=newer View result in browser] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&format=json&prop=revisions&titles=Panama+Papers&rvprop=ids%7Ctimestamp%7Ccontent&rvstart=2016-04-04T17%3A58%3A00.000Z&rvend=2016-04-04T17%3A59%3A05.000Z&rvdir=newer View result in browser] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panama_Papers&oldid=713548359 revision on Wikipedia] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panama_Papers&oldid=713548359 | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panama_Papers&diff=713548359&oldid=713548357 "diff" view of revision] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panama_Papers&diff=713548359&oldid=713548357 | |||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=help&modules=query API documentation for the query module] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=help&modules=query API documentation for the query module] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox API Sandbox] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox API Sandbox] | ||
* [[Sample | * [[Sample Wikipedia API queries]] | ||
* [https://github.com/ben-zen/wikipedia-session The session lecture notes (in Markdown) and python sources.] | |||
=== Research using Wikipedia data === | === Research using Wikipedia data === | ||
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* [http://www.brianckeegan.com/papers/CSCW_2015.pdf ‘Is’ to ‘Was’: Coordination and Commemoration on Posthumous Wikipedia Biographies] — an exploration of editing patterns around Wikipedia articles about people who have recently died. | * [http://www.brianckeegan.com/papers/CSCW_2015.pdf ‘Is’ to ‘Was’: Coordination and Commemoration on Posthumous Wikipedia Biographies] — an exploration of editing patterns around Wikipedia articles about people who have recently died. | ||
* [http://www.brianckeegan.com/papers/ICS_2015.pdf WikiWorthy: Judging a Candidate’s Notability in the Community] — A study that uses the editing activity on Wikipedia articles about political candidates as a predictor of election success. | * [http://www.brianckeegan.com/papers/ICS_2015.pdf WikiWorthy: Judging a Candidate’s Notability in the Community] — A study that uses the editing activity on Wikipedia articles about political candidates as a predictor of election success. | ||
=== Websites that use the MediaWiki API === | === Websites that use the MediaWiki API === |