Re: Re: Get to non-port 80

Any paticular Pros/Cons to using, or not using, LWP::Simple? I'm a real perl newbie <java type> and not getting the reasons to go through the extra hoops of the other LWP libraries.. If it's just to setup for other features down the road, makes total sense. But is there something greatly limiting about LWP::Simple that I should be worried about?
Thank you, Tim

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Re: Re: Re: Get to non-port 80 by Art_XIV (Hermit) on Jan 02, 2004 at 14:50 UTC
I'd say that you should just keep using LWP::Simple for your scraping needs until you run into something that it can't do for you, in which case you can start checking the features of the other modules. The big advantage of LWP::Simple is that it's... well.. simple! You might also want to check WWW::Mechanize when you start having a need to fill out forms or click buttons on a site, too. Hanlon's Razor - "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity"	[reply]

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Re: Re: Re: Get to non-port 80
by Art_XIV (Hermit) on Jan 02, 2004 at 14:50 UTC

I'd say that you should just keep using LWP::Simple for your scraping needs until you run into something that it can't do for you, in which case you can start checking the features of the other modules.

The big advantage of LWP::Simple is that it's... well.. simple!

You might also want to check WWW::Mechanize when you start having a need to fill out forms or click buttons on a site, too.

Hanlon's Razor - "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity"

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