Extract the first paragraph from a Wikipedia article (Python)

Question

How can I extract the first paragraph from a Wikipedia article, using Python?

For example, for Albert Einstein, that would be:

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Answer 1

First, I promise I am not being snarky.

Here's a previous question that might be of use: Fetch a Wikipedia article with Python

In this someone suggests using the wikipedia high level API, which leads to this question:

Is there a Wikipedia API?