Conference at Muscat, Oman

 For years, my experience with Muscat in Oman was limited to airport transits—just a glimpse of the land through glass. Back in 2016, I remember using the airport's facilities to rest during a long layover, but Oman remained a mystery to me.

Fast-forward eight years, and last month I had the opportunity to not only visit Oman but also participate in the Wiki Arabia Conference. This experience was truly eye-opening. I connected with passionate Omani citizens deeply rooted in their traditions and immensely proud of their culture and had sharing a dinner with them, during which they spoke about the ancient history of the Sultanate of Oman, their customs, and the country's journey of economic development.

This journey reminded me of a powerful lesson: when you focus on developing what you’re truly good at, you can exceed your own expectations.

At the conference, I presented on automated edits (bots) using Python frameworks for Wikimedia projects, showcasing how these tools have been used for formatting and editing on Arabic Wikisource. A special thanks to my co-host and friend Mohammad Hijjawi for collaborating with me on Arabic translations, and for helping me connect with many friends BRAHIM FARAJI, ( Both of them captured photographs too) Ali Khalil etc... from the MENA region.

Gratitude to hashtag#Wikimedians_of_UAE and hashtag#Jahzeen_Foundation for making this experience possible. Oman, your hospitality and stories have left a lasting impression on me!
Thank you Reda Kherbouche, Serine Ben Brahim Manavpreet Kaur,Er. Jinoy Tom Jacob,Duaa Khidir Vipin SJ,Florence Devouard.

PAWS in Wikisource

Add page number 

import pywikibot

# Set the site to Malayalam Wikisource

site = pywikibot.Site('ml', 'wikisource')

# Loop through pages 16 to 30

for i in range(16, 31):

    # Set the correct page title

    page_title = f'താൾ:സുവിശേഷം-ഭാഷാഗാനം.pdf/{i}'

    page = pywikibot.Page(site, page_title)

    # Set the content as the incrementing page number (starting from 12)

    page_number = i - 4  # This will give 12 for page 16

    content = f'<div style="text-align: center;">{page_number}</div>'

    # Check if the page exists

    if page.exists():

        # If the page exists, add content at the top

        new_content = content + "\n" + page.text

        page.text = new_content

        page.save(f"Added page number {page_number} at the top center")

    else:

        # If the page does not exist, create it with the content

        page.text = content

        page.save(f"Created page and added page number {page_number} at the top center")

        print(f"Page '{page_title}' was created.")

PAWS and Commons

 File Uploading to commons

Steps

Log in PAWS

Upload all files that are to be uploaded to commons in a folder.

For example : Here folder name is :Commons

I uploaded all pdf files there.

Then Create a python file : Example in the same folder.

I saved as upload_image.py  (You can have your own names)

Step 2

Paste the following code

import os

import pywikibot

from pywikibot.specialbots import UploadRobot

# Define the site

site = pywikibot.Site('commons', 'commons')

# Directory containing the files to upload

directory = '/home/paws/Commons/'

# List of files to upload

files_to_upload = [

    '1 (2).pdf',

    '1 (5).pdf'

]

# Iterate over the files and upload each one

for i, filename in enumerate(files_to_upload):

    file_path = os.path.join(directory, filename)

    # Generate the target filename

    target_filename = f'climate_worksheet_{i+1}.pdf'

    # Description of the file

    description = '''== {{int:filedesc}} ==

{{Information

|description={{en|1=CLimate worksheet done by Ali K3 is a remix of imageClimate change-environment.jpgby user:U3196787CC-BY-SA-4.0 CC0. Licensed CC BY SA 4.0.

}}

|source={{own}}

|author=[[User:Akbarali|Akbarali]]

|date=2024-06-09

|permission=

|other versions=

}}

== {{int:license-header}} ==

{{self|cc-by-sa-4.0}}

[[Category:Climate Educational worksheets]]

[[Category:Open Remix: Exploring Knowledge and Cultural Creativity]]

[[Category:Map worksheets]]

[[Category:Educational resources]]

[[Category:Humanities]]

'''

    # Create an instance of the upload bot

    bot = UploadRobot(url=[file_path],

                      description=description,

                      use_filename=target_filename,

                      keep_filename=True,

                      verify_description=False,

                      target_site=site)

    # Run the upload bot

    bot.run()

Step 3

Open Terminal and enter the following

@PAWS:~/Commons$ python upload_image.py  

NB: Give proper file names