title: Extract the first paragraph from a Wikipedia article (Python)
body: <p>How can I extract the first paragraph from a Wikipedia article, using Python?</p>
  
  <p>For example, for <strong>Albert Einstein</strong>, that would be:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Albert Einstein (pronounced /ˈælbərt
    ˈaɪnstaɪn/; German: [ˈalbɐt ˈaɪnʃtaɪn]
    ( listen); 14 March 1879 – 18 April
    1955) was a theoretical physicist,
    philosopher and author who is widely
    regarded as one of the most
    influential and iconic scientists and
    intellectuals of all time. A
    German-Swiss Nobel laureate, Einstein
    is often regarded as the father of
    modern physics.[2] He received the
    1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his
    services to theoretical physics, and
    especially for his discovery of the
    law of the photoelectric effect".[3]</p>
  </blockquote>