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Implement options in category.py when using listify action to append and prepend content in existing page
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Inspired from T197841: Allow to append to the output page on category.py listify in this comment: T197841#4398603, seems it will be useful to have both options in the listify action?

Also, the patch: https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/pywikibot/core/+/462141 appends new category list at the bottom (by default) of the already existing page (using the -append option).

If we're going to implement both options, we should discuss their names :)

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From pagefromfile.py, suggestions are to reuse -appendtop and -appendbottom options.

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xSavitar created this task.Sep 22 2018, 9:18 PM
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xSavitar updated the task description. (Show Details)Sep 22 2018, 9:20 PM
xSavitar added subscribers: Xqt, Wesalius.Sep 22 2018, 9:31 PM

@Xqt, can we try to figure out when and why to prepend instead of append? And also the name of both options? Poking @Wesalius here too for ideas :)

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xSavitar renamed this task from Create -appendtop and -appendbottom options for category.py when using listify action to Implement options in category.py when using listify action to append and prepend content in existing page.Sep 22 2018, 9:38 PM
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Xqt triaged this task as Low priority.Sep 24 2018, 5:01 AM
Xqt added a subtask: T197841: Allow to append to the output page on category.py listify.
Xqt added a comment.Sep 24 2018, 5:16 AM
In T205200#4608459, @D3r1ck01 wrote:

@Xqt, can we try to figure out when and why to prepend instead of append?

That’s just an idea and finally it’s up to the operator to use it. It could be important to have the newest lists on top to be focused. But first there should be an option to write a section header above the current list.
‘-prepend’ looks nice for prepending the list. ‘-header’ would be intuitive for the other proposal to add a section header. ‘-header:2:”New section” for a new section header in level 2. The level part may be ommitted and is 2 by default (only useful with -append I guess). Just an idea.

xSavitar added a comment.Oct 12 2018, 5:53 PM

Sounds good. Maybe @Wesalius has a few ideas too? But I'm good with @Xqt's proposition :)

xSavitar removed a project: User-xSavitar.Oct 13 2018, 5:46 PM
Dvorapa mentioned this in T246549: listpages.py: Add option for adding custom text before the list.Feb 29 2020, 9:44 PM
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