Re: [Tutor] Controlling applications
On Monday 09 June 2008 17:51, W W wrote: > Hi, > > I've done some cursory searches, and it doesn't appear that what I > want to do is popular, if it's even possible. > > I'm trying to control other applications via python (specifically > my web browser). > > My hope is there is some way to emulate a series of keypresses. My > goal is to have a script that will automatically retrieve my > banking information. Originally I was planning to use urllib to > post/retrieve the data, but as far as I can tell, the bank uses > several variables and some javascript to authenticate everything, > and it seems overly complicated to try and manually figure it all > out. > > Is there a way to utilize python to perform keypresses? And does > anyone know of a tutorial for such a thing? I'm running the most > recently updated Ubuntu 8.04. > > TIA, Wayne This discussion might be interesting for you: http://holovaty.com/blog/archive/2008/05/02/0136 HTH, Eike. ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Controlling applications
On Monday 09 June 2008 14:13, Alan Gauld wrote: > You need to find an API that lets you work at the X windows > protocol level. I don;t know of one but will be surprised if > there isn't such a beast around somewhere! This made me think of Tcl's send() function. This web page has some links that may (or not) be useful: http://wiki.tcl.tk/1055 Cheers ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Controlling applications
On Jun 9, 2008, at 8:51 AM, W W wrote: Originally I was planning to use urllib to post/retrieve the data, but as far as I can tell, the bank uses several variables and some javascript to authenticate everything, and it seems overly complicated to try and manually figure it all out. Raw urllib is a poor way to interact with web sites; it's too low level. Instead you might consider the libraries mechanize and twill. They are essentially web browsers in a library. They won't handle JavaScript, but they do let you retrieve, fill in, and send forms without worrying much about the details of the conversation. You might give them a try before completely giving up on the command line mechanisms. Alas controlling applications is very hard in Unix land and very easy in the Windows world. -jeff ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Controlling applications
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Michael Langford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You're looking for mechanize > http://wwwsearch.sourceforge.net/mechanize/ Possibly but mechanize emulates a browser, it doesn't control one, which the OP specifically rejected as an option... Kent >> Originally I was planning to use urllib to post/retrieve >> the data, but as far as I can tell, the bank uses several variables >> and some javascript to authenticate everything, and it seems overly >> complicated to try and manually figure it all out. ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Controlling applications
You're looking for mechanize http://wwwsearch.sourceforge.net/mechanize/ On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 11:51 AM, W W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I've done some cursory searches, and it doesn't appear that what I > want to do is popular, if it's even possible. > > I'm trying to control other applications via python (specifically my > web browser). > > My hope is there is some way to emulate a series of keypresses. My > goal is to have a script that will automatically retrieve my banking > information. Originally I was planning to use urllib to post/retrieve > the data, but as far as I can tell, the bank uses several variables > and some javascript to authenticate everything, and it seems overly > complicated to try and manually figure it all out. > > Is there a way to utilize python to perform keypresses? And does > anyone know of a tutorial for such a thing? I'm running the most > recently updated Ubuntu 8.04. > > TIA, Wayne > > -- > To be considered stupid and to be told so is more painful than being > called gluttonous, mendacious, violent, lascivious, lazy, cowardly: > every weakness, every vice, has found its defenders, its rhetoric, its > ennoblement and exaltation, but stupidity hasn't. - Primo Levi > ___ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > -- Michael Langford Phone: 404-386-0495 Consulting: http://www.RowdyLabs.com ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Controlling applications
"W W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote I'm trying to control other applications via python (specifically my web browser). The webbrowser module will maybe give you a start? My hope is there is some way to emulate a series of keypresses. I know how to do that in Windows but not in Linux! Is there a way to utilize python to perform keypresses? And does anyone know of a tutorial for such a thing? I'm running the most recently updated Ubuntu 8.04. You need to find an API that lets you work at the X windows protocol level. I don;t know of one but will be surprised if there isn't such a beast around somewhere! If you could use a text based browser like lynx it would probably be easier since you could work at the terminal or curses level. Sorry I can't help more, Alan G. ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
