If I read the code in WikiExporter.php correctly,
dumps are currently ordered by page ID.
However, I would not consider this a guarantee.
I'd recommend to assume that the content of a dump are in no particular order,
and that the order is subject to change without notice.
-- daniel
Am
Not that this is offtopic here, but you will find probably more
knowledgeable people and probably a quicker response at the specialized
list https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/xmldatadumps-l
On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 3:06 PM BinĂ¡ris wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As far as I understand, pages in an
Hi,
As far as I understand, pages in an XML dump are in the order of their
original creation.
This does not correspond to the page ID, because if a page gets a new id
after deletion and restore or renaming to that title or anything, the order
still remains the original.
But this sortkey itself is