Ask HN: Is python powerful enough to automate events in web browser?

#1

Post by bluedog » Thu, Jun 26, 2014, 6:09 AM UTC

Let's say i need to choose an option using radio button in web page and then click a button which would download a particular file. Is it possible to automate this process using python?

Are there some solution available in any other platform?

Re: Ask HN: Is python powerful enough to automate events in web browser?

#2

Post by matthewbauer » Thu, Jun 26, 2014, 6:12 AM UTC

If I understand you correctly, I think that you are looking for something like "mechanize": http://stockrt.github.io/p/emulating-a-browser-in-python-wit...

Re: Ask HN: Is python powerful enough to automate events in web browser?

#3

Post by bluedog » Thu, Jun 26, 2014, 7:12 AM UTC

matthewbauer wrote: post #2

If I understand you correctly, I think that you are looking for something like "mechanize": http://stockrt.github.io/p/emulating-a-browser-in-python-wit...

Hey, I have used mechanize earlier. But my requirement is a tool which can behave as if a real user is using keyboard and mouse on web browser pages.

Re: Ask HN: Is python powerful enough to automate events in web browser?

#4

Post by dalke » Thu, Jun 26, 2014, 7:32 AM UTC

Perhaps Selenuim? http://docs.seleniumhq.org/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenium_%28software%29 .