0.5

This introduces no new functionality but drops all previously deprecated packages, modules, classes, functions and arguments.

If upgrading from a pre-0.4 release you are strongly recommended too **first upgrade to 0.4 ** and then clear out any deprecation warnings.

Note that the package name is now wikidatastuff.

0.4

This introduces multiple breaking changes but has been designed to raise deprecation warnings for all of these making it easier to adapt code built on pre-0.4 releases.

To display the deprecation warnings run your script using the pywikibot -debug flag (you must be making use of pywikibot.handleArgs()) or add the -Wd option to your python call.

The major changes are:

• Re-factor of the WikidataStuff class to make Statement, Qualifier and Reference stand-alone classes. These were internal classes before. References to the old names no longer work but the deprecation messages point to the new schema.
• Re-naming of all modules, classes, functions and function arguments to conform with PEP8. Usage of the old names works but raises a deprecation warning pointing to the new naming convention.
• Re-naming of the package, to conform with PEP8, from wikidataStuff to wikidatastuff. The old name still works but raises a deprecation warning.
• Some functions moved from wikidata_stuff to helpers.

Minor/internal changes:

• Standardised string formatting
• Standardised line breaking

0.3.9

Uses the Reference embedded in Statement, if any, unless a ref
is explicitly provided to addNewClaim.

Switches the mysql library from mysqlclient toPyMySQL.

0.3.8

Introduces the no_wdss parameter for disabling WikidataStringSearch

0.3.7

Introduces PreviewItem a module for generating a wikitext table preview of a single updated/created Wikidata item candidate.

Also:

• Raw output can now be gotten from select queries by adding raw to make_select_wdqs_query()
• Local hashing of wbRepesentation has been dropped as this is now supported natively by pywikibot. You might have to update your version of pywikibot.
• Added a helper function convert_language_dict_to_json() for converting language-string dictionaries to the required (json) format needed by Wikidata.
• Allow the standard summary to be used also for the creation of new items.
• Extended README

0.3.6

Add a reference property to Statement

Adds the add_reference() function to Statement allowing a Reference to be associated with the statement.

This also changes the hash and the __repr__ of Statement.

Also makes get_unit_q more flexible by allowing powers to be either plain or raised (i.e. km2 or km²).

0.3.5

Make Statements hashable

Also add temporary hashing support for WbTypes (WbTime, WbQuantity, Coordinates etc.) until this is available through pywikibot proper.

0.3.4

Add functionality needed for comparison of Statement and Qualifier (but not References)

• Duplicate Qualifiers are no longer allowed in a Statement.
• The internal representation of Qualifiers in a Statement is now a set stored as _quals. quals still returns a list.
• The Pid used for a Qualifier may now also be an int.
• __repr__ for Claim is now available anywhere in the WikidataStuff class

0.3.3

Introduce add_multiple_label_or_alias and add_multiple_descriptions were added to provide a mechanism for adding label+alias or descriptions in multiple languages in a single edit.

Also adds the possibility of providing both a singl name or a list of names (in a given language) to add_multiple_label_or_alias/addLabelOrAlias.

0.3.2

Added no_strip parameter to helpers.fill_cache_wdqs() which toggles the output from integers to full Qids.