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Marcus Johnson
Marcus Johnson

Reputation: 2615

How to run a python program in realtime?

My python program basically submits a form by loading a URL. There is a security code that seems to change every second so that you have to actually be on the website to enter the form.

For example,

http://www.locationary.com/prizes/index.jsp?ACTION_TOKEN=index_jsp$JspView$BetAction&inTickets=125000000&inSecureCode=091823021&inCampaignId=3060745

The only solution I can think of is using something like Selenium...I don't know any other way of kind of simulating a web browser but not really having it be as heavy and slow as a web browser...any ideas? Or is there a way I can do this without browser automation?

EDIT:

Response to first answer: I DID get the security code using urllib...the problem is that it seems to already have changed by the time I try to load my submission url...so I'm just guessing/assuming that you have to do it in realtime...

Upvotes: 1

Views: 727

Answers (1)

Lanaru
Lanaru

Reputation: 9721

Yes, you'll need to get the security code programmatically since it changes every time. You can do this manually with urllib, or you can use mechanize or Selenium to make things easier.

Upvotes: 1

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