I am trying to clean this up, breaking the script's main components into separate functions.

I am trying to clean this up, breaking the script's main components into separate functions:

I am using the JSON output of the MediaWiki API documented here and here, and I have found that for Boolean values, it often returns an empty string if true and omits it if false. (Edit: This was before a new output format was added that uses native JSON true and false.) Thus, I want to "rationalize" the response.

I am using the JSON output of the MediaWiki API documented here and here, and I have found that for Boolean values, it often returns an empty string if true and omits it if false. Thus, I want to "rationalize" the response.

(Historical context: This was before a new output format was added that uses native JSON true and false.)

I am using the JSON output of the MediaWiki API documented here and here, and I have found that for Boolean values, it often returns an empty string if true and omits it if false. Thus, I want to "rationalize" the response.

I am using the JSON output of the MediaWiki API documented here and here, and I have found that for Boolean values, it often returns an empty string if true and omits it if false. (Edit: This was before a new output format was added that uses native JSON true and false.) Thus, I want to "rationalize" the response.