mwcli
Utilities for processing MediaWiki on the command line.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No—not for new projects. The package is abandoned (last commit 2020-01-14) with no active maintenance. Compatibility with current MediaWiki APIs is unverified. Use only if maintaining legacy code that already depends on it; otherwise build directly on the underlying libraries (docopt, mwxml) it wraps.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel, but abandoned since 2020-01-14 with no recent maintenance or commits.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute freely with minimal restrictions, provided you retain the license notice.
last release 2020-01-14 (2404 days) · last repo commit 2020-01-14 · 1 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 246,667 downloads/mo, #8,707 on PyPI
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pip install mwcli
import mwcli
# Use helper functions and classes from mwcli for building MediaWiki CLI utilities- Whether runtime dependencies docopt, para, and mwxml are actively maintained.
- Compatibility with current MediaWiki versions and modern Python environments.
- Specific Python version support beyond the 'Python 3 Only' classifier.
What it is and what it does
mwcli is a lightweight library for building command-line tools that interact with MediaWiki installations. It bundles helper functions and classes to reduce boilerplate when writing CLI utilities for wiki-related tasks. The package depends on docopt for argument parsing, para for parallel processing, and mwxml for XML parsing of MediaWiki content.
The package has been dormant since 2020-01-14 with no active maintenance. While the MIT license and low install friction make it accessible, the age of the codebase means compatibility with modern MediaWiki APIs and current Python environments is uncertain. It is most suitable for maintaining legacy projects rather than as a foundation for new work.
Use it for
- Build a CLI tool to process XML exports from a MediaWiki instance.
- Create a command-line utility to extract structured data from wiki pages.
- Develop batch processing scripts that parse MediaWiki markup from multiple sources.
- Prototype wiki data extraction workflows without writing full argument-parsing boilerplate.
Worth the install?
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No—not for new projects.
The package is abandoned (last commit 2020-01-14) with no active maintenance. Compatibility with current MediaWiki APIs is unverified. Use only if maintaining legacy code that already depends on it; otherwise build directly on the underlying libraries (docopt, mwxml) it wraps.
Install
mwcli on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel, but abandoned since 2020-01-14 with no recent maintenance or commits.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute freely with minimal restrictions, provided you retain the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install mwcli
import mwcli
# Use helper functions and classes from mwcli for building MediaWiki CLI utilitiesVerify before relying
- Whether runtime dependencies docopt, para, and mwxml are actively maintained.
- Compatibility with current MediaWiki versions and modern Python environments.
- Specific Python version support beyond the 'Python 3 Only' classifier.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesdocoptparamwxml |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,404 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 246,667 / month, #8,707 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Environment :: Other EnvironmentIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyTopic :: Scientific/EngineeringTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTopic :: Text Processing :: GeneralTopic :: Utilities |
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