wikidata_members_of_parliament.py

# -*- coding: utf-8  -*-
import pywikibot
import json
site = pywikibot.Site("wikidata", "wikidata")
repo = site.data_repository()

def set_active(politican_item_id):
    item = pywikibot.ItemPage(repo, politican_item_id)
    claims = item.get()['claims']['P39']

    # Q17781726 is: Mitglied des Lantags Nordrhein-Westfahlen
    landtag_membership = next(claim for claim in claims if claim.target.id == 'Q17781726')


    qualifier = pywikibot.Claim(repo, u'P582')
    qualifier.setSnakType('novalue')  # No end date, this is still their current position
    landtag_membership.addQualifier(qualifier)

    item.editEntity(summary='pyWikibot test edit')
    
set_active(u"Q1157242")