Mechanize Python XE #25 - Python

Mechanize is a Python module that simulates a browser. It allows you to send HTTP requests and handle the response in a similar way to how you would do with a browser.

Installation

To install mechanize, you can use pip:

pip install mechanize

Usage

1. Import the mechanize module:

import mechanize

2. Create a browser object:

browser = mechanize.Browser()

3. Use browser methods to interact with web pages:

browser.open("http://www.example.com/")
print(browser.title())

This code opens the example.com page and prints its title. You can use the same methods as you would with a regular browser, such as clicking links, submitting forms, and filling out fields.

4. Use the mechanize.Response object to access the HTML response:

response = browser.response()
html = response.read()

This code reads the HTML response and stores it in the html variable.

Conclusion

Mechanize is a great module for interacting with websites programmatically. It allows you to automate form submissions, scraping data, and much more. If you need to simulate a browser in your Python script, mechanize is a great choice.