WikiExtractor / WikiExtractor/wikiextractor

How to extract articles from main namespace only

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Description

Is it possible to extract wiki articles from main name space only and ignore the following?
'Wikipedia', 'Category', 'File', 'Portal', 'Template', 'MediaWiki', 'User', 'Help', 'Book', 'Draft', 'WikiProject', 'Special', 'Talk'

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Research direction

Start by reading the extractor's command-line behavior and how it identifies Wikipedia namespaces. Test extraction with a dump containing main-namespace pages and pages from the listed namespaces, then verify that only main-namespace article text is emitted. Done means the requested namespaces are consistently excluded without removing valid articles.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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