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Re: console tool for checking web sites



Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> I want to use text-based console api tools for checking the contents of
> web pages. I.e. not for the human eye but for an api.
> 
> What is the best tool for that? python-twisted?

I find the most straightforward method is to look at the page source and write
a Perl script to parse it.  No fancy API, and you get the results in exactly
the format you want them in.

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Chris Howie
http://www.chrishowie.com

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