mechanize select_form issue..

**bruce** · Jul 10 '06, 04:35 PM

hi...

update to an ongoing issue i've been having regarding html/Browser and
selecting forms.

i've created a basic test app, and created a stripped down page of html. the
html has a single form.

i get the following error:
fname = main <<<< the app can find the frame from the XPath...

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./axess.py", line 90, in ?
br.select_form( name = "main") <<<<< app is dying!!!
File "build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/mechanize/_mechanize.py", line 354, in
select_form
mechanize._mech anize.BrowserSt ateError: not viewing HTML

any thoughts/ideas/comments will be useful!!

thanks

-bruce

test code
---------------------------
import re
import libxml2dom
import urllib
import urllib2
import sys, string
#import numarray
import httplib
from mechanize import Browser, RobustFactory
import mechanize
from BeautifulSoup import *

############### #########
#
# Parsing App Information
############### #########

# datafile
tfile = open("stanford. dat", 'wr+')

cj = mechanize.Cooki eJar()
br = Browser()

if __name__ == "__main__":
# main app

#----------------------------
# start trying to get the stanford pages
cj = mechanize.Cooki eJar()
# br = Browser(factory =RobustFactory( ))
br = Browser()

fh = open('axess1.da t')
s = fh.read()
fh.close()

br.open("file:///home/test/axess1.dat")
# br.open(s)

print "foo"

# particular cookiejar)
br.set_cookieja r(cj)

response = br.response() # this is a copy of response

fnamepath = "/html/body[@class='PSPAGE']/form[1]/attribute::name "

s = response.read()
print response.read()
d = libxml2dom.pars eString(s, html=1)

ff = d.xpath(fnamepa th)
fname = ff[0].nodeValue
print "fname = ",fname
br.select_form( name = "main")

print "ssssss"
sys.exit()

test html
---------------------------
<html lang='en'>
<head>
<title>View Schedule of Classes</title>
</head>
<body class='PSPAGE' >
<br>
<form name="main" method="post" action=
"/servlets/iclientservlet/a2k_prd/?ICType=Panel&a mp;Menu=SA_LEAR NER_SERVICES
&Market=GBL &PanelGroup Name=CLASS_SEAR CH"
autocomplete="o ff" id="main">
</form>
</body>
</html>

hi john...

this is in regards to the web/parsing/factory/beautifulsoup.. ..

to reiterate, i have python 2.4, mechanize, browser, beatifulsoup installed.
i have the latest mech from svn.

i'm getting the same err as reported by john t. the code/err follows.. (i
can resend the test html if you need)

any thoughts/pointers/etc would be helpful...

thanks

-bruce

test code
#! /usr/bin/env python

#test python script
import re
import libxml2dom
import urllib
import urllib2
import sys, string
#import numarray
import httplib
from mechanize import Browser, RobustFactory
import mechanize
import BeautifulSoup

############### #########
#
# Parsing App Information
############### #########

# datafile
tfile = open("stanford. dat", 'wr+')

cj = mechanize.Cooki eJar()
br = Browser()

if __name__ == "__main__":
# main app

#----------------------------
# start trying to get the stanford pages
cj = mechanize.Cooki eJar()
br = Browser(factory =RobustFactory( ))

fh = open('axess.dat ')
s = fh.read()
fh.close()

br.open("file:///home/test/axess.dat")