Modify HTML data
Hi all, Can anyone help me with this ? I am using scp in python to copy a html file on remote server, to my local machine. Now, i need to update this html file in my local machine ( by adding a new Hyperlink to the existing table od hyperlinks ) and copy it back (overwriting the old copy ) to the remote server. Thanks, for your time ! Swarna. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Modify HTML data
Peter Hansen wrote: > Swarna wrote: > > I am using scp in python to copy a html file on remote server, to my > > local machine. Now, i need to update this html file in my local machine > > ( by adding a new Hyperlink to the existing table od hyperlinks ) and > > copy it back (overwriting the old copy ) to the remote server. > > If you are using scp to copy the file from the remote server in the > first place, what's stopping you from using scp to copy it back? I might be vague in expressing my problem.the problem is not with scp. What i need is how to modify the html file in my local machine that i got from remote server. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Modify HTML data
Peter Hansen wrote: > Swarna wrote: > > Peter Hansen wrote: > >>Swarna wrote: > >>>I am using scp in python to copy a html file on remote server, to my > >>>local machine. Now, i need to update this html file in my local machine > >>>( by adding a new Hyperlink to the existing table od hyperlinks ) and > >>>copy it back (overwriting the old copy ) to the remote server. > >> > >>If you are using scp to copy the file from the remote server in the > >>first place, what's stopping you from using scp to copy it back? > > > > I might be vague in expressing my problem.the problem is not with > > scp. What i need is how to modify the html file in my local machine > > that i got from remote server. > > Ah, so all that stuff about scp was just to distract us from the real > problem? > > Okay, so Lorenzo's advice is fine: grab an HTML parser and use that to > figure out where things are. Or if the problem is defined simply > enough, you could use a regular expression (re module). BeautifulSoup > is often recommended when the HTML is not necessarily very clean... > > Personally, I'd start with an re and move on from there only if that was > for some reason not sufficient. > > -Peter heyi got it worked with simple file object.Thanks, for all your suggestions ! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
how to identify a particular directory / file on remote machine
Hi all, I am trying to find out whether a particular directory is present on a remote machine or not from my local Python script in Linux . Can anyone help me with the command that i need to issue to os.system in my python script to acheive this? Thanks, for all your time ! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
connect to a remote web server & upload data from Python using ssh and scp
Hi all, I need to upload data ( text & image data ) to a remote web server from python. I came to know that i could do it using ssh and scp.but am not sure of how to do it. I don't want to use CGI for that . Can anyone help mehow to do it, and where i can get a good tutorial for doing thisI surfed the net..but could'nt find a good doc for this.. Thanks, for your time !.... Swarna. Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here-- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
generating a click event without actually clicking the button
Hi all, I need to retreive data from a website. For this, the user needs to click a button to get the actual data. How can i do this programatically in python, wihtout any user involvement, generating a button click event and retreiving the data. Any help is appreciated ! Swarna. Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here-- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
retrieve data using FTP in Python
Hi all, I am new to this Python group and to Python . I need to retrieve data from an arbitrary URL and save it to a file. Can anyone tell me how to retrieve "any" data using FTP modules in Python ? And also, Can you suggest me some books and online references to get familiar with Python and especially FTP modules in Python ? Your help is appreciated ! Swarna. Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now.-- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
retrieve data using FTP in Python
Hi all, I am new to this Python group and to Python . I need to retrieve data from an arbitrary URL and save it to a file. Can anyone tell me how to retrieve "any" data using FTP modules in Python ? And also, Can you suggest me some books and online references to get familiar with Python and especially FTP modules in Python ? Your help is appreciated ! Swarna. Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now.-- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
How to Handle exceptions using OpenerDirector
Hi all, I am trying to figure out a way to handle exceptions for error code 4xx , and 5xx 's . I came to know that these can be handled using OpenerDirector class and urllib2 module in Python. I could'nt find the right syntax or examples of how to use these Handlers. Any help is greatly appreciated ! Swarna. Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now.-- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
