[CCing back to list] > I know HTML even if I haven't used it for sometimes. I Also know > couple other programming languages (Visual basic, some C++). > I just taken a Python course of writting Python scripts for ArcGIS > so that if you sent me a script, I will be able to understand it.
OK, now we know the background we know where to pitch the reply. I don't have a script that will do exactly what you want but someone else posted a snippet showing how to use urllib. If you need to parse the html that you read from urllib then you might find BeautifulSoup worth a look. http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/ It makes extracting elements from html fairly painless. But if its easy to find a simple search of the string for the img tag may suffice. HTH, Alan Gauld Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld > > From: "Alan Gauld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "MATATA EMMANUEL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<Tutor@python.org> > Subject: Re: [Tutor] Please help!! > Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 13:15:41 +0100 > >>I'm tasked to write a Paython script which is supposed to hit a > web >>site and download a shapefile from that web site. > > > >The urllib module should do that for you but... > > > >>I don't have any clue and would like your help. > > > >What do you know? > >Do you understand HTML? and specifically how to create and read > img >tags? > > > >Do you know any Python? Do you know any other programming > language? > > > >>I use 9.x if this matter. > > > >Version 9.x of what? > >Operating System - on a Mac perhaps? > >If so it shouldn't matter since Python's urllib works OK on the > >older versions. > > > >We really need a liittle more background to help further. > > > >HTH, > > > >Alan G. > > > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
