SI25/epicpedia_2024/epicpedia_2024.ipynb

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    "Epicpedia: graduation work made in 2008 by Networked Media student Annemieke van der Hoek  \n",
    "https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/Epicpedia\n",
    "\n",
    "Later Annemieke would present the work, in collaboration with her sister as a theater performance and workshop at VJ12:  \n",
    "https://video.constantvzw.org/vj12/epicpedia.ogv\n",
    "\n",
    "Following example begrudginly given here:  \n",
    "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52283962/how-to-find-textual-differences-between-revisions-on-wikipedia-pages-with-mwclie\n",
    "\n",
    "https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Compare\n",
    "\n",
    "\n",
    "Considering:  \n",
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Kang\n",
    "\n",
    "Oldest revision:  \n",
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Han_Kang&oldid=376586279\n",
    "\n",
    "Thanks, Fred, now I see that there's a [REST API](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:REST_API) as well. Not sure what the differences are.\n",
    "\n",
    "Also using the URLSearchParams class in js:  \n",
    "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URLSearchParams\n",
    "\n",
    "Using the classic/action API, there's page > revisions:  \n",
    "https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Revisions\n",
    "\n",
    "Examples given on API:Revisions page:\n",
    "\n",
    "Last 5 edits\n",
    "\n",
    "https://www.mediawiki.org/w/api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&titles=MediaWiki&rvlimit=5&rvprop=timestamp|user|comment\n",
    "\n",
    "first edits\n",
    "\n",
    "https://www.mediawiki.org/w/api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&titles=MediaWiki&rvlimit=5&rvprop=timestamp|user|comment&rvdir=newer\n",
    "\n",
    "Adding ids and flags\n",
    "\n",
    "https://www.mediawiki.org/w/api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&titles=MediaWiki&rvlimit=5&rvprop=timestamp|user|comment|ids|flags&rvdir=newer\n",
    "\n",
    "adapted to Han Kang's entry:\n",
    "\n",
    "https://www.mediawiki.org/w/api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&titles=Han_Kang&rvlimit=5&rvprop=timestamp|user|comment|ids|flags&rvdir=newer\n",
    "\n",
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&titles=Han%20Kang&rvlimit=5&rvprop=timestamp|user|comment|ids|flags&rvdir=newer\n",
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    "revisions = list(page.revisions(prop='ids'))  \n",
    "last_revision_id = revisions[-1]['revid']\n",
    "first_revision_id = revisions[0]['revid']\n",
    "compare_result = site.get('compare', fromrev=last_revision_id, torev=first_revision_id)\n",
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