+ return data
+
+ def call(self, params):
+ """
+ Make a call to the wiki. Returns a dictionary that represents the JSON
+ returned by the API.
+ """
+ params['format'] = 'json'
+ return json.loads(self._fetch_http(self._api_url, params))
+
+ def normalize_api_url(self):
+ """
+ This function checks the given URL for a correct API endpoint and
+ returns that URL, while also helpfully setting this object's API URL to
+ it. If it can't magically conjure an API endpoint, it returns False.
+ """
+ data, data_json = self._normalize_api_url_tester(self._api_url)
+ if data_json:
+ return self._api_url
+ else:
+ # if there's an index.php in the URL, we might find the API
+ if 'index.php' in self._api_url:
+ test_api_url = self._api_url.split('index.php')[0] + 'api.php'
+ print test_api_url
+ test_data, test_data_json = \
+ self._normalize_api_url_tester(test_api_url)
+ print (test_data, test_data_json)
+ if test_data_json:
+ self._api_url = test_api_url
+ return self._api_url
+ return False
+
+ def _normalize_api_url_tester(self, api_url):
+ data = self._fetch_http(api_url, {'action': 'query',
+ 'meta': 'siteinfo',
+ 'siprop': 'general',
+ 'format': 'json'})
+ try:
+ data_json = json.loads(data)
+ # may as well set the version
+ try:
+ version_string = data_json['query']['general']['generator']
+ self._mediawiki_version = version_string.split(' ', 1)[1]
+ except KeyError:
+ pass
+ return (data, data_json)
+ except ValueError:
+ return (data, None)