Perl equivalent to Python's urllib module?

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hey, monks! This is probably an easy question for you guys, but I haven't unearthed the answer on CPAN yet.

I'm looking for a Perl module to do the same thing as Python's urllib module -- which will attach character encode query string parameters to a URL to form a complete HTTP GET request. Most importantly, urllib returns the response.

Perl may have several options. If you can mention a few, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!

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Re: Perl equivalent to Python's urllib module? by Corion (Patriarch) on Jul 07, 2012 at 20:07 UTC
The closest in functionality to urllib would be LWP::UserAgent and/or LWP::Simple, as they can open a variety of URLs. Depending on what you want to achieve, maybe WWW::Mechanize fits your needs better, if you want to automate a web application.	[reply]
Re: Perl equivalent to Python's urllib module? by tobyink (Canon) on Jul 07, 2012 at 20:44 UTC
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