Log onto a Website and select options using Python

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I am trying to log onto a website using Python. I have written the code to connect to the target but I need to login and select a button on the website and wait for a response. I have looked at the HTTP Protocol in Python and was thinking of using 'HTTPConnection.putrequest'. I am not sure how to do this, I have the code I have so far below: ``` def testHTTPS(self): c = httplib.HTTPSConnection(ip) c.request("GET", "/") response = c.getresponse() self.assertEqual(response.status, 200) # '200' is success code conn.close() ``` And the code for the logon function on the website is: ``` …

Accepted Answer

Yes, you use mechanize, which a sort of a "webbrowser" for Python. With it you can easily open web pages, find forms, fill in form values and submit the forms from Python. I use it (via Zopes testbrowser module) for testing web applications.

Log onto a Website and select options using Python

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