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Revision: 29094
at July 21, 2010 11:33 by seanboycegmailcom
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#!/usr/bin/env python
__author__      = 'Sean Boyce'
__license__     = 'PSF'

import sys, urllib

def usage():
  import os.path
  scriptname = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
  ret = """Usage: %s KEY=VALUE ...
Returns a html encoded post string based on keys and values

Example:
  In:  %s name="Fred" email="[email protected]"
  Out: name=Fred&email=fred%%40example.com
""" % (scriptname, scriptname,)
  return ret


def html_encode(args):
  try:
    import urllib
    ls = [ tuple(x.split('=', 1)) for x in args ]
    return urllib.urlencode(ls, True)
  except Exception, e:
    sys.stderr.write(" ".join( ["Error!", e.__str__(), "\n"] ) )
    return None


if __name__ == '__main__':
  ret = 1
  if len(sys.argv) > 1:
    output = html_encode(sys.argv[1:])
    if output is not None:
      ret = 0
      print(output)
  else:
    print usage()

  sys.exit(ret)
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URLencode key-value pairs for HTTP POST - useful from shell, make sure you chmod +x this script before using.

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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HTML encode key-value pairs for HTTP POST  (script)

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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Python