datopy.etl.retrieve_wiki_topics#

retrieve_wiki_topics( listing_page: str, verbose: bool = True, ) → List[str][source]#

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Notes

Only hyperlinked topics (those with a Wikipedia page) are retrieved. Search Wikipedia’s catalogue of listing pages here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lists_of_lists

Parameters:

listing_page (str) – The title of a Wikipedia article containing topics to be retrieved.
verbose (bool, default=True) – Option to enable/disable printouts.

Returns:

target_pages – A list of topics (by article name) extracted from the listing page.

Return type:

List[str]