Ghost.py

Ghost.py is a webkit web client written in python

Example

from ghost import Ghost
gh = Ghost()
gpage, name = gh.create_page()
gpage.open("http://www.google.com")
gpage.capture_to("/tmp/google.png")

Full Documentation

The full documentation can be found in the following link

• http://carrerasrodrigo.github.com/Ghost.py/

Alternative Branch

This branch has a big restructuration of Ghost.py. Improve problems like speed, memory and concurrency. If you want to see the changes please referer to the following wiki:

• https://github.com/carrerasrodrigo/Ghost.py/wiki/About-the-changes-made-to-Ghost.py

History

24/03/2013

• Added the option to redirect Qt Framework messages to python logging system. Based on pull request jeanphix#70 . Thanks to @asdil12

#How to enable debug messages (QT included)
import logging
gh = Ghost(qt_debug=True, log_level=logging.DEBUG)

... Do Something else with ghost

21/03/2013

• Patch that solve bug #12 for PySide #12

15/03/2013

• Added two methods in to GhostWebPage, load_cookie and save_cookie.
• Added support for java and plugins based on commit https://github.com/jeanphix/Ghost.py/commit/18686b654e02e0406bd85a2c09cd938a07c5303d (Thanks to @jansel)
• Changed method captured_to. Now it renders the whole page based on commit https://github.com/asdil12/Ghost.py/commit/5630b42e49aa74918fe9a9d4023183d74346471b (Thanks to @asdil12) Example
• Fix test cases. Removed unused methods.

10/03/2013

• Big Restructuration in Ghost.py Core More info
• Added support for multiple tabs. More info - Example
• Added a solution for concurrent tabs (Black Pearl Server) More info

Past changes

• Support for Popups
• Support for Fast Open Example
• Sopport for selective download Example
• Support for cache Example
• Added new method to switch beetween frames.
• Added the option to capture an image from the webpage and save it into a PDF file Example
• Added support for connection via proxy
• Added a "download" method that save the webpage content into a file Example