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31 changes: 31 additions & 0 deletions wikipedia/wikipedia.py
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Expand Up @@ -280,6 +280,37 @@ def page(title=None, pageid=None, auto_suggest=True, redirect=True, preload=Fals
raise ValueError("Either a title or a pageid must be specified")


def category_members(category=None, pageid=None, cmlimit=10, cmtype='page'):
'''
Get list of page titles belonging to a category.

Keyword arguments:

* cmlimit - the maximum number of titles to return
* cmtype - which type of page to include. ("page", "subcat", or "file")
'''

if category is not None:
query_params = {
'list': 'categorymembers',
'cmtitle': 'Category:' + category,
'cmlimit': str(cmlimit),
'cmtype': cmtype
}
elif pageid is not None:
query_params = {
'list': 'categorymembers',
'cmpageid': pageid,
'cmlimit': str(cmlimit),
'cmtype': cmtype
}
else:
raise ValueError("Either a category or a pageid must be specified")

request = _wiki_request(query_params)

return map(lambda member: member['title'], request['query']['categorymembers'])


class WikipediaPage(object):
'''
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