Add Wikipedia as data source by oree-xx · Pull Request #167 · creativecommons/quantifying

oree-xx · 2025-10-10T05:23:41Z

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FixesAdd Wikipedia as a new data source #159

Description

Added wikipedia_fetch.py to implement wikipedia as a data source, currently it counts the number of articles across different instances of wikipedia(language).
Wikipedia mainly uses the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 license as primary license. We can fetch the following data:

Count of articles by language: This tells the usage of CC_BY_SA_4.0 across the different instances of wikipedia.
Count of articles by categories (English wikipedia): Breakdown of the use of CC_BY_SA 4.0 by categories.
Count of page views by categories: We can get the most viewed set of articles by categories.

Technical details

I used the structure in github_fetch.py to implement the wikipedia_fetch.py. Similiar functions are used and I leveraged the code sample in the Wikipedia API documentation to structure the parameters for querying Wikipedia.
The parameters include rightsinfoto get information about the licenses used and statistics for the count of articles associated with the licenses.
To get the count of articles across all the wikipedia languages I used the sitematrix parameter.

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TimidRobot

This is a great start!

I expect that more meaningful data is possible (in addition to default license and total articles):

How do licenses differ across articles? Does API expose multiple licenses or just primary/default?
How do licenses and counts compare across the different instances of Wikipedia (different languages)?
etc.

oree-xx · 2025-10-14T08:40:09Z

@TimidRobot I was trying to get the count of articles by categories. But it seems a bit tricky because the structure of the categories are hierarchial. I have to loop into each sub categories recursively. Do you think I should give it a try?

TimidRobot · 2025-10-14T14:49:16Z

@TimidRobot I was trying to get the count of articles by categories. But it seems a bit tricky because the structure of the categories are hierarchial. I have to loop into each sub categories recursively. Do you think I should give it a try?

Please give an example of the categories

oree-xx · 2025-10-14T14:56:19Z

@TimidRobot these categories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Main_topic_classifications.
But I have done the count of article by languages in my PR.

TimidRobot · 2025-10-15T03:38:57Z

@TimidRobot these categories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Main_topic_classifications. But I have done the count of article by languages in my PR.

I don't think the categories provide meaningful information on how the CC Legal Tools are being used and can be skipped.

oree-xx · 2025-10-15T05:27:59Z

@TimidRobot ohh okay. Since wikipedia uses only one tool. Any idea on what way I can analyse the license? Maybe I can think in that direction.
Also any comment on the count of article by language?

TimidRobot · 2025-10-15T05:50:20Z

@TimidRobot ohh okay. Since wikipedia uses only one tool. Any idea on what way I can analyse the license? Maybe I can think in that direction. Also any comment on the count of article by language?

Count by language is good.

I don't currently have any ideas about further analysis. Please resolve outstanding comments and then I'll re-review.

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oree-xx · 2025-10-15T07:54:04Z

@TimidRobot I have made the changes. I also followed the instruction for running scripts. I don't quite understand when you said I should make the script executable.

TimidRobot · 2025-10-15T11:47:51Z

@TimidRobot I have made the changes. I also followed the instruction for running scripts. I don't quite understand when you said I should make the script executable.

@oree-xx

Please see:

If a file is not executable, you have to specify the interpreter yourself, for example:

pipenv run python ./scripts/1-fetch/github_fetch.py -h

An executable file can be run directly, for example:

pipenv run ./scripts/1-fetch/github_fetch.py -h

The first line (called the shebang) tells the shell what to use to execute it (the interpreter):

#!/usr/bin/env python

oree-xx · 2025-10-15T14:56:09Z

@TimidRobot Thank you for the explanation! I think I am able to do it now. I just made a push, please check if I did it right.

TimidRobot

Keep up the good work, nearly there

TimidRobot

Looking good!

Including the names of the languages in English will make reporting clearer.

oree-xx · 2025-10-20T11:33:42Z

@TimidRobot I have made the changes.

TimidRobot

At this point it does everything it needs to. Now we're just making it easier to use.

oree-xx · 2025-10-20T13:53:27Z

@TimidRobot I have updated the logic for when language_name_en is None or empty and I tested it.

TimidRobot

Fantastic work! Thank you 🙏🏻

oree-xx · 2025-10-21T08:02:32Z

@TimidRobot Thank you for the inputs also!

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