Can't select form with python using mechanize

Asked Sep 20 '12 at 17:52

Active Sep 25 '12 at 05:19

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I'm trying to select a form with python, but it isn't working.

The page i am working with is: http://www.safilonet.safilo.com/

def login(self):
    url = self._baseUrl + '/webapp/commerce/safilo/jsp/logon.jsp'
    self._br.open(url, timeout=30.0)
    self._br.select_form('logon')   
    self._br.form['login'] = self._username
    self._br.form['password'] = self._password
    self._br.submit()

The error presented is:

File "build\bdist.win32\egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 524, in select_form
mechanize._mechanize.FormNotFoundError: no form matching name 'logon'

Can you please help me? Thanks

edited Sep 25 '12 at 05:19

Sufian Latif

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asked Sep 20 '12 at 17:52

user1682794

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What framework are you working with? – Izkata Sep 20 '12 at 17:55
@lzkata: The error message shows that it is [mechanize](http://wwwsearch.sourceforge.net/mechanize/). – Steven Rumbalski Sep 20 '12 at 18:02
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Well, for one thing /webapp/commerce/safilo/jsp/logon.jsp on that site doesn't appear to have any forms at all on it... – Wooble Sep 20 '12 at 18:03
Change `select_form('logon')` to `select_form(name='logon')`. – Steven Rumbalski Sep 20 '12 at 19:23
@StevenRumbalski it didn't work... :S I can't understand what is wrong with this... – user1682794 Sep 21 '12 at 15:01
@Wooble the form "logon" is included on the frame whose src is /webapp/commerce/safilo/jsp/logon.jsp... – user1682794 Sep 21 '12 at 15:05
Well, mechanize and my browser's View Source function disagree with you, but clearly you know better. – Wooble Sep 21 '12 at 18:47
@Wooble you can see that there's a frame ``. Inside this frame is the form `logon`. Right? – user1682794 Sep 24 '12 at 10:19

Can't select form with python using mechanize

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