Wikipedia Map
A web app for visualizing the connections between Wikipedia pages.
Overview:
The Wikipedia Map is a tool that allows users to explore related topics by visualizing connections between Wikipedia articles. By entering a topic, users can navigate through a network of interconnected nodes representing related articles, creating a web of information on the chosen subject.
Features:
- Node Expansion: Click on a node to generate new nodes representing linked Wikipedia articles.
- Comparison Mode: Enter multiple articles to compare and explore relationships between them.
- API Integration: Requests Wikipedia API to fetch full article content for nodes.
- HTML Parsing: Parses Wikipedia pages' HTML to extract relevant links for nodes.
- Graph Display: Utilizes vis.js to present the interconnected nodes graphically.
- Cloning: Can be used locally by opening index.html in a web browser.
- Functional Design: Focuses on first paragraph links for manageable and relevant connections.
- Visual Representation: Nodes color-coded based on distance from the central node, facilitating understanding of relationships.
Summary:
- Flask
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