[Tutor] Tutor Digest, Vol 25, Issue 47

[David Holland]

Message: 8
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 14:26:15 -0500
From: Kent Johnson 
Subject: Re: [Tutor] Fill in a web form
Cc: tutor python 
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David Holland wrote:
> Is there a way in python to automatically put values in a web page ?  
> For example I used to travel on a train (I live in the UK) that is 
> always late.  Is there a way to automatically to do this ?

Can you be more specific? Do you want to script the browser so it 
displays a page (try PAMIE for IE or PyXPCOM for Mozilla) or do you want 
to write a program that fetches the data and displays it (urllib2 or 
mechanize/ClientForm to fetch the data, BeautifulSoup to parse the 
response and get what you want).

Google any of the above for details or ask again here.

Kent

Kent, Michael and Allan,
 
 Thank you for the advice.  Perhaps I did not explain it very well.
 What I meant was with python it is possible to create a program that creates a .txt file with various values automically.  Is it possible to send values to a web site automatically.
 (Eg if every day your train is late how would you create a program to complain for you on this page http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/SWTrains/Customerservice/_Contact+form.htm).
 
 I think what Michael suggested is correct.  I will have a look when I am better (I am suffering from the flu).
 Thanks again everyone.


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