Darriall / Ghost.py

Webkit based scriptable web browser for python.

ghost.py

ghost.py is a webkit web client written in python:

from ghost import Ghost
ghost = Ghost()

with ghost.start() as session:
    page, extra_resources = session.open("http://jeanphix.me")
    assert page.http_status == 200 and 'jeanphix' in page.content

Installation

ghost.py requires either PySide (preferred) or PyQt Qt bindings:

pip install pyside
pip install ghost.py --pre

OSX:

brew install qt
mkvirtualenv foo
pip install -U pip  # make sure pip is current
pip install PySide
pyside_postinstall.py -install
pip install Ghost.py