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require 'rubygems'
require 'net/http'
require 'mechanize'
require 'cgi'
def get_imdb_id_from_name(name)
a = Mechanize.new
a.get('http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q='+CGI.escape(name)) do |page|
link = page.link_with(:text => /name/)
puts(link.href)
end
end
get_imdb_id_from_name("Sean Connery")
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