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flBot
(talk · contribs)
Operator:	fl (talk · contribs)
Approved?	Yes
Flagged?	Yes
Task/s:	See below
Edit rate:	1 every 3 hours
Edit period/s:	Constant
Automatic or manual?	Automatic
Programming language/s:	Python (using Python-Wikitools framework)
Source code published?	Yes, here
Emergency shutoff-compliant?	no

Contents 1 Tasks 2 Source

flBot is a bot run by fl (talk · contribs) that periodically (every 3 hours) updates {{opentasks}} with random pages from each category. It runs using Python and the Python-Wikitools framework off the wikimedia toolserver.

[edit] Tasks

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

[edit] Source

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.