fix-wsl.py

import sys, os.path

"""
This script edits two files in Pywikibot directory to make it work with WSL; it
is idempotent, i.e. executing it multiple times is the same as executing it
once. It can be launched without arguments when executed in pywikibot directory,
or passing it pywikibot directory's path. Examples:

python fix-wsl.py /mnt/d/pywikibot
python /mnt/d/python/fix-wsl.py

Credit: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32760041/pywikibot-how-to-handle-user-config-py-owned-by-someone-else/62986377#62986377
"""
# get paths of files
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
    file1 = os.path.join(sys.argv[1], "pywikibot", "config.py")
    file2 = os.path.join(sys.argv[1], "pywikibot", "tools", "__init__.py")
else:
    file1 = os.path.join("pywikibot", "config.py")
    file2 = os.path.join("pywikibot", "tools", "__init__.py")
# edit file1
with open(file1, "r") as file:
    text = file.read()
text = text.replace(
    "if not OSWIN32 and _fileuid not in [os.getuid(), 0]:",
    "if not OSWIN32 and _fileuid not in [os.getuid(), 0] and False:",
)
text = text.replace(
    "elif OSWIN32 or _filemode & 0o02 == 0:",
    "elif OSWIN32 or _filemode & 0o02 == 0 or True:",
)
with open(file1, "w") as file:
    file.write(text)
# edit file2
with open(file2, "r") as file:
    text = file.read()
if not "#os.chmod(filename, mode)" in text:
    text = text.replace("os.chmod(filename, mode)", "#os.chmod(filename, mode)")
    with open(file2, "w") as file:
        file.write(text)