Script to demonstrate logging into WebSTAC using Python Mechanize

webstac_login.py

import mechanize
import getpass

# Get through the "Log in" button
br = mechanize.Browser()
br.open("https://acadinfo.wustl.edu/WebSTAC_init.asp")
br.select_form(name="form0")
br.submit()

# Get past the onload redirect page
br.open("Private/WebSTAC.asp")

# Submit the login form
br.select_form(name="form1")
br["ucWUSTLKeyLogin$txtMUsername"] = raw_input("Username: ")
br["ucWUSTLKeyLogin$txtMPassword"] = getpass.getpass("Password: ")
br.submit()

# Submit the post-login form (WTF is this?)
br.select_form(name="_xclick")
br.submit()

# Click the "continue" button on the next page (again, WTF?)
br.form = list(br.forms())[0]
br.submit()

# WE'RE IN!

# Get the registration worksheet
br.open("https://acadinfo.wustl.edu/apps/RegistrationWS/")

print br.response().read()