#!/usr/bin/env python3 """Wikidata identity check — EN author -> life dates + OFFICIAL RU name. Usage: tools/wd.py "Erich Neumann" [top] Resolves the Q-entity, prints birth/death (P569/P570), EN/DE/RU labels, RU aliases (P725-equivalent via aliases block), and the P50 works list (often sparse). Primary value: (1) disambiguation via life dates, (2) the canonical RU label — the single most reliable RU spelling for RSL/libgen queries. """ import json, sys, urllib.parse, urllib.request UA = "research-tools/1.0 (jung booklist research; contact: dmitry@kokorin.org)" def api(params): url = "https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php?" + urllib.parse.urlencode(params) req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": UA}) with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=40) as r: return json.load(r) def main(): if len(sys.argv) < 2: sys.exit(__doc__) name = " ".join(sys.argv[1:-1]) if len(sys.argv) > 2 and sys.argv[-1].isdigit() else " ".join(sys.argv[1:]) top = int(sys.argv[-1]) if len(sys.argv) > 2 and sys.argv[-1].isdigit() else 3 d = api({"action": "wbsearchentities", "search": name, "language": "en", "limit": top, "format": "json"}) for r in d.get("search", []): qid = r["id"] label = r.get("label") desc = (r.get("description") or "")[:100] try: ed = api({"action": "wbgetentities", "ids": qid, "format": "json"}) ent = ed["entities"][qid] c = ent.get("claims", {}) bd = c.get("P569", [{}])[0].get("mainsnak", {}).get("datavalue", {}).get("value", {}).get("time", "?") dd = c.get("P570", [{}])[0].get("mainsnak", {}).get("datavalue", {}).get("value", {}).get("time", "?") labels = {k: v["value"] for k, v in ent.get("labels", {}).items() if k in ("en", "de", "ru")} ru_al = [a["value"] for a in ent.get("aliases", {}).get("ru", [])] works = [w["mainsnak"]["datavalue"]["value"].get("id") for w in c.get("P50", [])] print(f"{qid} | {label} | {desc}") print(f" born/died: {bd} / {dd}") print(f" labels: {labels}") if ru_al: print(f" RU aliases: {ru_al}") if works: print(f" P50 works: {works[:15]}") except Exception as e: print(f"{qid} | {label} | (entity fetch failed: {e})") print() if __name__ == "__main__": main()