how to make python make a post

[Psyche]

Hi,

Hopefully one of you computer nerd types knows how to do this.

I know how to make python log into mafiascum.net for me. My favored method is to use scrapy to request 'http://forum.mafiascum.net/ucp.php?mode=login' and then follow up in the parse function with return FormRequest.from_response(response, formdata={'username': 'psyche', 'password': 'supercoolpassword'}, callback=self.after_login)].

I feel like doing something similar with FormRequest can also make a post for me, but looking at the html for a typical reply page, I just don't see what to include in the formdata part of the above code. I am so dumb, so stupid, so beneath you. As my better, please have mercy, and tell me how to make this work.

PS: If you know a (python) method for logging into mafiascum and making posts that doesn't involve scrapy or its FormRequest, I'd probably be just fine knowing about that instead. Just help me. I'll be ur bubble box bitch??

[Psyche]

updated problem description: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4009 ... ormrequest

api for formrequest (ctrl+f formrequest!): https://doc.scrapy.org/en/latest/topics ... ponse.html

[Bicephalous Bob]

csrf protection

[Psyche]

its allll done

[inte]

post code

[vonflare]

now make a bot that posts to sitechat

[chamber]

bot posting to site chat would need to work completely differently.

[Claus]

source code or it didn't happen.

[Flubbernugget]

Why can't you just cURL it?

[Bicephalous Bob]

The other answers cite minor effects related to your phenomena, but there's something more pervasive going on.

In Carney et al's research report "Power Posing: Brief Nonverbal Displays Affect Neuroendocrine Levels and Risk Tolerance", it was found that "power posing" increases testosterone and cortisol levels which leads to, among other things, a greater tolerance of risk in general — which is practically the definition of confidence.

Replication crisis hit you too huh

[Psyche]

i was young

[Psyche]

Code: Select all

class MakePostSpider(scrapy.Spider):
    name = 'MakePostSpider'
    start_urls = ['http://forum.mafiascum.net/ucp.php?mode=login']

    def parse(self, response):
        return [FormRequest.from_response(response,
                formdata={'username': 'psyche', 'password': 'coolpassword'},
                callback=self.after_login)]
    
    def after_login(self, response):
        # Request the reply page
        replyurl = 'http://forum.mafiascum.net/posting.php?mode=reply&f=10&t=61319'
        return Request(url=replyurl, callback=self.makepost)
    
    def makepost(self, response):
        # From there, do a form request, filling "message" with whatever
        # the callback should be to an empty function. Wonder if i can avoid those.
        return FormRequest.from_response(response,
            formdata={'icon': '0', 'addbbcode20': '100', 'message':'[img]http://i.giphy.com/xTiTnrQlrWi7wxK2re.gif[/img]',
                      'lastclick': '1476765260', 'post': 'Submit','creation_time': '1476765260',
                      'form_token': 'ddd0642db4cf43660cd9067f98721d146f876c5c'},
                                         callback=self.finish)
    
    def finish(self, response):
        pass

This is the spider I use to make posts. Maybe not the best way to do it, but I find the code easy to understand!
I share this today because I recently learned how to scrape with Selenium (it renders javascript!) and that's made me feel all excited

[Bicephalous Bob]

You can't use the same form token twice, right?

[Psyche]

seems i can seems i can

[chamber]

It's related to your session id. That wont work if it changes for some reason, and wouldn't work for someone else. With that said, by making it public someone else can probably authenticate as you now.

[Psyche]

interesting

[Annadog40]

So this is how you plan to make Donbot post?

[Psyche]

might switch to selenium