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-This script can be used to delete pages en masse.
-You will need an admin account on the relevant wiki.
-Also add:
- sysopnames['wikipedia']['en'] = 'adminname'
-To <code>user-config.py</code>
-Where ['wikipedia'] is the name of the mediawiki
-'adminname' is the username
-Examples:
-Delete everything in the category "To delete" without prompting.
-    python delete.py -category:"To delete" -always
-Delete everything in the pages lined to the page, without prompting.
-    python delete.py "deletepage" -always
--category:   Delete all pages in the given category.<br>
--links:      Delete all pages linked from a given page.<br>
--always      Don't prompt to delete pages, just do it.<br>
--summary:    Supply a custom edit summary.<br>
-[[Category:Pywikipedia]]