Gate results grabber

GateResult.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import urllib
from multiprocessing import Pool

def fetch_result(regno):
    try:
        data = urllib.urlencode({'curyear':'2012', 'rndno':'2988624', 'curregno':regno, 'prevyear':'2011', 'prevregno':'', 'qdeg':'E2', 'qdisc':'ECS', 'mcat':'GN', 'mpd':'N'})
        result = urllib.urlopen("http://mtechadm.iitm.ac.in/gform2.php", data)
        s = result.read()
        result.close()
        if s.find('NOT qualified in GATE') != -1:
            return None
        else:
            index1 = s.find('Name of the Candidate')
            index2 = s.find("<", index1+102)
            name = s[index1+102:index2]

            index1 = s.find('GATE Score')
            index2 = s.find("<b>", index1)
            index3 = s.find("</b>", index2)
            score = s[index2+3:index3]

            return {'name':name.strip(), 'score':score.strip()}
    except StandardError:
        pass

def get_results(begin):
    filename = 'result_%d.txt' % (begin)
    fp = open(filename,'a')
    for regno in range(begin*1000,(begin+1)*1000):
        if regno % 100 == 0:
            fp.flush()
        res = fetch_result(regno)
        if res:
            fp.write('%d\t%s\t%s\n' % (regno, res['score'], res['name']))
    fp.close()

def main():
    regnos = range(6010,6020)
    p = Pool(5)
    p.map(get_results, regnos)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()