Probably, but this fact is unrelated with the question...

But it is directly related to your suggestions/answers/rambling

are we closer to the answer now that before your intervention?

No, the answer is as it was before, use http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?MediaWiki::API#MediaWiki::API-%3Elogin%28_$query_hashref_%29

Of course I'm open to new ideas about why this code in particular is not working

Maybe its because it is a fragment and it does nothing, maybe its because the credentials are wrong, maybe .... the error message says the credentials are wrong, so maybe the credentials are wrong

In reply to Re^6: Mediawiki::API with Basic Authentication by Anonymous Monk
in thread Mediawiki::API with Basic Authentication by zantoro

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