Demo/tkinter/www/www7.py

   1 #! /usr/bin/env python
   2
   3 # www7.py -- display the contents of a URL in a Text widget
   4 # - set window title
   5 # - make window resizable
   6 # - update display while reading
   7
   8 import sys
   9 import urllib
  10 from Tkinter import *
  11
  12 def main():
  13         if len(sys.argv) != 2 or sys.argv[1][:1] == '-':
  14                 print "Usage:", sys.argv[0], "url"
  15                 sys.exit(2)
  16         url = sys.argv[1]
  17         fp = urllib.urlopen(url)
  18
  19         root = Tk()
  20         root.title(url)
  21         root.minsize(1, 1)
  22         text = Text(root)
  23         text.pack({'expand': 1, 'fill': 'both'})
  24
  25         while 1:
  26                 line = fp.readline()
  27                 if not line: break
  28                 text.insert('end', line)
  29                 root.update_idletasks()         # Update display
  30
  31         root.mainloop()
  32
  33 main()