Mechanize Python

Mechanize is a Python module used for automating web interactions. It is built on top of the urllib and urllib2 modules, and provides an easy to use interface for performing actions like logging in, filling out forms, and clicking links.

Some key features of Mechanize include:

• Ability to handle cookies
• Support for HTTP authentication
• Supports various methods for accessing data such as GET, POST, PUT and DELETE
• Ability to handle redirects
• Ability to set headers
• Ability to handle proxy servers

Mechanize can be installed using pip:

$ pip install mechanize

Basic Usage

To use Mechanize, start by importing the module:

import mechanize

Next, create a new Browser object:

browser = mechanize.Browser()

The Browser object can be used to load web pages and perform various actions on them. For example, to load a web page:

response = browser.open('http://www.example.com')

This will fetch the page and return a response object. The response object can be used to read the page content:

print(response.read())

To select a form on the page, use the select_form method:

browser.select_form(name="myform")

Once a form has been selected, fields can be populated by setting their values:

browser["username"] = "myusername"
browser["password"] = "mypassword"

Finally, the form can be submitted:

response = browser.submit()

This will submit the form and return the response from the server.

Conclusion

Mechanize is a powerful tool for automating web interactions in Python. Its easy to use interface makes it a great choice for tasks like web scraping, web testing, and more. Try it out today and see how it can streamline your web automation tasks!