Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.009 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'output': 0.05; 'string': 0.09; 'agree,': 0.09; 'back.': 0.09; 'subject:script': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'translation': 0.12; 'once.': 0.16; 'subject:PHP': 0.16; 'for?': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'wed,': 0.18; 'possible,': 0.19; 'not,': 0.20; '>>>': 0.22; 'cc:addr:gmail.com': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**1': 0.23; 'tend': 0.24; 'script': 0.25; 'post': 0.26; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'chris': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'easier': 0.31; 'larry': 0.31; 'probably': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; 'maybe': 0.34; 'subject: (': 0.35; 'subject:with': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'effort': 0.37; 'implement': 0.38; 'nov': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; '12,': 0.39; 'bad': 0.39; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'subject:skip:C 10': 0.61; 'more': 0.64; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; 'curl': 0.84; 'route': 0.84; 'technically': 0.84; 'joel': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=Za4VYK3zbj5+osJ+owAouNFVmxRqosDhmfFJ8UvhCik=; b=Zl8ZzWb/HFRjcaC4jCZD18i6cKWWn720mMTS2XYztJ8LAeRSWb/W14f3DIHE7HeDLL 7Phlz1eNLEr6PfLYfF/qp3e5M49MeyUOM0bfyK/vEYKreSl4Nq7QxsqZDGhfCDIXtDDR nlNEBCDIlYmSVK67x+lE+2FSS+tjoooT03Rw3Diskgc1C5SMcZnMMCwMsLUvFCA7c23D YFgH6+jafn96No6dzopYC1uUPRblVuW2HyQ/uQLbKOiX9Mx5G2D/2Kxv2wX12u9bxPUb 6t5FmitgUIFskYVfHrsKD1QHqPbh0XYYhvoUJhEB+tWUVJi+znw9r7UYc60Qq8YY/M9b LB8g== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.140.92.2 with SMTP id a2mr50692706qge.51.1415724232445; Tue, 11 Nov 2014 08:43:52 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:43:51 -0500 Subject: Re: Communicating with a PHP script (and pretending I'm a browser) From: Joel Goldstick To: Larry Martell Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: "python-list@python.org" X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 22 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1415724235 news.xs4all.nl 2949 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:45018 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!bete-des-vosges.org!feed.ac-versailles.fr!nerim.net!novso.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:80533 On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 11:37 AM, Larry Martell wrote: > On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 10:54 AM, Chris Angelico wrote: >> On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 2:48 AM, Larry Martell wrote: >>> Is there some way python can communicate like curl ... it needs to >>> send the request string in the body of a POST request to the URL that >>> will route to the PHP script and get the output back. >> >> That is possible, but probably more effort than it's worth. It'll >> likely be easier to just do the translation all at once. > > I would tend to agree, but that's not what my client wants. Also, it's > A LOT of PHP code so it does make some small amount of sense. > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list Is your client technically savvy? If not, then what is he paying you for? It sounds like he may be paying you to implement his bad idea. Maybe you can outline a better approach that he can buy into -- Joel Goldstick http://joelgoldstick.com