Editing API/Edit (section)

=== Edit conflicts === <!--T:19-->
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<translate><!--T:20--> The [[<tvar name=1>#Sample code</tvar>|Python sample]] is a basic implementation of an edit request by a registered user.</translate>
<translate><!--T:21--> In real-world scenarios, care should be taken to prevent edit conflicts.</translate>
<translate><!--T:22--> These occur when two or more users are attempting to edit the same page at the same time.</translate>

<translate><!--T:23--> Conflicts can be prevented by retrieving the last  timestamp when we request a CSRF token.</translate>
<translate><!--T:24--> Adding <tvar name=1><code>prop=info|revisions</code></tvar> to the CSRF token request in Step 3 allows us to access the timestamp for the last revision.</translate>
<translate><!--T:25--> This timestamp will be used as the <tvar name=1><code>basetimestamp</code></tvar> when we make our the edit request.</translate>

<translate><!--T:26--> We also need the exact time when we start our edit.</translate>
<translate><!--T:27--> This can be retrieved by adding <tvar name=1><code>curtimestamp</code></tvar> to the CSRF request as well.</translate>
<translate><!--T:28--> This value will serve as our <tvar name=1><code>starttimestamp</code></tvar>.</translate>

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Finally, in the actual edit request, set the <tvar name=1><code>basetimestamp</code></tvar> and <tvar name=2><code>starttimestamp</code></tvar> parameters, like so:
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