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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 17:14:30 +1000
Subject: Re: Directory Web Site
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On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 11:14 AM,  <worthingtonclinton@gmail.com> wrote:
> Was hoping to get some tips or advice on scripting a program that would s=
ort through my many links on my directory website and print out to me the o=
nes that are broken or no longer functioning so that I could fix or remove =
them from the site. Any help, ideas, advice will be greatly appreciated.
> --
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

The easiest solution is probably a non-Python tool like wget. Search
the web for "link checker" or "href verifier" or words to that effect,
see what you find. This is an extremely common task, and I don't think
you need to write any code for it.

ChrisA