Gabriel Zachmann wrote: > Here is a very simple Python script utilizing urllib: > > import urllib > url = > "http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_pictures/chronological"; > print url > print > file = urllib.urlopen( url ) > mime = file.info() > print mime > print file.read() > print file.geturl() > > > However, when i ecexute it, i get an html error ("access denied"). > > On the one hand, the funny thing though is that i can view the page fine in my > browser, and i can download it fine using curl. > > On the other hand, it must have something to do with the URL because urllib > works fine with any other URL i have tried ... > > Any ideas? > I would appreciate very much any hints or suggestions. > > Best regards, > Gabriel. > > > -- > /-----------------------------------------------------------------------\ > | If you know exactly what you will do -- | > | why would you want to do it? | > | (Picasso) | > \-----------------------------------------------------------------------/
I think the problem might be with the Wikimedia Commons website itself, rather than urllib. Wikipedia has a policy against unapproved bots: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots It might be that Wikimedia Commons blocks bots that aren't approved, and might consider your program a bot. I've had similar error message from www.wikipedia.org and had no problems with a couple of other websites I've tried. Also, the html the program returns seems to be a standard "ACCESS DENIED" page. I might be worth asking at the Wikimedia Commons website, at least to eliminate this possibility. John Hicken -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
