What does the br.set_handle_gzip mechanized tag do?
I am trying to use the python mechanization module to write some scripts. When I run it I get the following error. Is it actually set_handle_gzip?
manoj@ubuntu:~/pyth$ python rock.py │
rock.py:15: UserWarning: gzip transfer encoding is experimental! │
br.set_handle_gzip(True) │
Traceback (most recent call last): │
File "rock.py", line 60, in <module> │
br.follow_link(text='Sign out') │
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/mechanize/_mechanize.py", line│
569, in follow_link │
return self.open(self.click_link(link, **kwds)) │
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/mechanize/_mechanize.py", line│
553, in click_link │
link = self.find_link(**kwds) │
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/mechanize/_mechanize.py", line│
620, in find_link
raise LinkNotFoundError() │
mechanize._mechanize.LinkNotFoundError
and how can i overcome this error?
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The gzip transfer encoding warning is generated because of the following line:
br.set_handle_gzip(True)
To remove the warning message, change True
to False
.
As far as the error message goes, this is because your script cannot find a link that reads "Exit" on the page you are working with.
br.follow_link(text='Sign out')
Change the value of the text on this line to the same value as on the page. This will solve your problem.
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