Maniphest T419672

delete.py: redirects should also be listed
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	Mar 11 2026, 10:02 AM

Description

Problem:

delete.py shows a list of backlinks to the page beeing deleted like

>>> Żerniki (Kórnik) <<<
WARNING: There are 4 pages that link to [[de:Żerniki (Kórnik)]].
    Main:       [0]          2 pages
    User:       [2]          1 page
    Project:    [4]          1 page

but redirects are ignores.

Solution:
Set filter_redirects parameter to None to get redirects with BasePage.getReferences().

Features:

Show redirects explicitly
Delete the broken redirect too, maybe with an additional option

See also:

T419512

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Related Changes in Gerrit:

	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Improvements for delete.py scripts/delete.py	pywikibot/core	master	+116 -55
	I18N: Add edit summare when the bot deletes a redirect to a deleted page	pywikibot/i18n	master	+2 -0

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		Resolved		Xqt	T416357 Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026 (PWB)
		In Progress	BUG REPORT	Xqt	T419672 delete.py: redirects should also be listed

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Xqt created this task.Mar 11 2026, 10:02 AM

Restricted Application added subscribers: pywikibot-bugs-list, Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptMar 11 2026, 10:02 AM

Xqt triaged this task as High priority.Mar 11 2026, 10:03 AM

Xqt updated the task description. (Show Details)

Xqt added a project: Hackathon-Northwestern-Europe-2026.

Xqt mentioned this in T419512: pagegenerators -ref option does not include redirects.

Xqt claimed this task.Mar 11 2026, 11:41 AM

Xqt changed the subtype of this task from "Task" to "Bug Report".Mar 11 2026, 3:44 PM

Xqt changed the task status from Open to In Progress.Mar 12 2026, 3:49 PM

Change #1251156 had a related patch set uploaded (by Xqt; author: Xqt):

[pywikibot/i18n@master] I18N: Add edit summare when the bot deletes a redirect to a deleted page

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1251156

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Mar 12 2026, 6:49 PM

Change #1251156 merged by jenkins-bot:

[pywikibot/i18n@master] I18N: Add edit summare when the bot deletes a redirect to a deleted page

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1251156

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Mar 12 2026, 7:31 PM

Change #1251155 had a related patch set uploaded (by Xqt; author: Xqt):

[pywikibot/core@master] Improvements for delete.py scripts/delete.py

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1251155

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Mar 12 2026, 10:37 PM

Xqt moved this task from Backlog to Needs Review on the Pywikibot board.Mar 12 2026, 10:38 PM

Xqt added a parent task: T416357: Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026 (PWB).Mar 12 2026, 10:50 PM

Xqt moved this task from Proposed Projects to Ready for showcase on the Hackathon-Northwestern-Europe-2026 board.Mar 14 2026, 9:10 AM

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