function for getting data (download + extraction)
wp_get_data(
page = "R_(programming_language)",
from = "2007-12-01",
to = as.character(Sys.Date()),
lang = "en",
user_type = "all",
platform = "all",
warn = TRUE
)The name of the Wikipedia page as to be found in the URL to the
wikipedia article. If e.g. the URL is:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Fox_(musician), than the page
name equals to Peter_Fox_(musician).
The starting date of the timespan for which access statistics should be retrieved - note that there is no data prior to 2007-12-01. Supply some sort of timestamp e.g. of class POSIXlt, POSIXct, Date, or character. If the option is of type character it should be in the form of yyyy-mm-dd.
The last date for which access statistics should be retrieved. Supply some sort of timestamp e.g. of class POSIXlt, POSIXct, Date, or character. If the option is of type character it should be in the form of yyyy-mm-dd.
The language shorthand identifying which Wikipedia access
statistics are to be used: e.g. "en" for the English version found
at https://en.wikipedia.org, "de" for the German version found at
https://de.wikipedia.org or perhaps "als" for the Alemannic dialect
found under https://als.wikipedia.org/.
the type of users. One or more of "all", "user", "spider" or "bot". "all" by default.
The platform the pageviews came from; One or more of "all", "desktop", "mobile-web" and "mobile-app". Set to "all" by default.
Warn about not being able to retrieve data or not?