After a fresh checkout from git,
python pwb.py login -family:i18n -lang:i18n
asks for a password, says the bot was logged in,
but subsequent actions ask for a passwort again.
The files mentioned in the documentation are not
created. There is a file pywikibot.lwp that has
the cookies related to the wiki.
purodha@tools-dev:~/pywikibot$ python pwb.py version
Pywikibot: [ssh] pywikibot-core.git (e553f36, g2767, 2014/02/23, 15:09:44, ok)
Release version: 2.0b1
Python: 2.7.3 (default, Sep 26 2013, 20:03:06)
[GCC 4.6.3]
unicode test: ok
purodha@tools-dev:~/pywikibot$ python pwb.py login -family:i18n -lang:i18n
Password for user Purbo_T on i18n:i18n (no characters will be shown):
Logging in to i18n:i18n as Purbo_T
Logged in on i18n:i18n as Purbo T.
purodha@tools-dev:~/pywikibot$ python pwb.py pagefromfile -file:/tmp/purodha-pagefromfile-test -appendbottom -nocontent:/try
Reading '/tmp/purodha-pagefromfile-test'...
User:Purodha/try <<<
Password for user Purbo_T on i18n:i18n (no characters will be shown):
Version: core-(2.0)
Severity: normal