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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