Python mechanize doesn't click a button

Question

check the following script:

from mechanize import Browser

br = Browser()
page = br.open('http://scottishladiespool.com/register.php')

br.select_form(nr = 5)

r = br.click(type = "submit", nr = 0)
print r.data
#prints username=&password1=&password2=&email=&user_hide_email=1&captcha_code=&user_msn=&user_yahoo=&user_web=&user_location=&user_month=&user_day=&user_year=&user_sig=

that is, it doesn't add the name=value pair of the submit button (register=Register). Why is this happening? ClientForm is working properly on other pages, but on this one it is not. I've tried setting the disabled and readonly attributes of submit control to True, but it didn't solve the problem.

Kenan Banks · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-09 20:10:05Z

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There is a disabled=disabled attribute on the register button. This prevents the user from clicking and presumably mechanize respects the disabled attribute as well.

You'll need to change the source code of that button. Enabling the control means completely removing the disabled=disabled text.

answered Oct 9, 2009 at 20:10

Kenan Banks

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Fluffy Over a year ago

Weird, I've tried it before sending the question and it didn't work, now it does)

Kenan Banks Over a year ago

Heh - trust me we've all been there.

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