Simulating a Web Browser in Python

Lloyd Zusman ljz at asfast.com
Tue Mar 21 12:50:31 EST 2000


Brian Fritz <brianfr at grace.speakeasy.org> writes:

> I've just taken up Python programming after using the other "P" language.
> 
> After checking through the standard library and a couple of web sites I've
> not found (or maybe I didn't notice) a decent library that would allow me
> to write a simulated web browser.
> 
> I need to be able to read and write into edit controls and accept and
> return cookies.
> 
> Rather than reinvent the wheel, I was wondering if someone could point me
> at something I've missed, overlooked, or wouldn't know look for.
> 
> TIA

You might want to take a look at Grail.  It's an entire web browser
(non-simulated) written in Python.  I believe that its author has
stopped officially supporting it within the past 6 months or so, but
nonetheless, it's quite functional.

  http://grail.cnri.reston.va.us/grail

HTH

> Brian

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 Lloyd Zusman
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