[Tutor] Python using "posting" in URL

[Deirdre Saoirse]

On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Robin B. Lake wrote:

> I could use some help with Python interactions with Web sites.
> 
> I currently use WebMiner on a Mac to grab stock quotes from a Web site.

You can get quotes from Yahoo on a day-by-day basis without having to
parse anything. Intraday quotes (which I haven't done) require more work.

> How can I have Python contact the site and shove the "posting" stuff up
> to the site so I can get my quotes back?

http://baypiggies.org/quotes/fetchtick.py

retrieves historical quotes. I have a later version that is better about
time, but I have to remember which computer it's on. :)

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