VBscript activeX Internet Explorer object alternative

Question

I need a Linux alternative to browser manipulation. In Windows I would use a VBscript to do this via Internet Explorer object, but in Linux I don't have either of those.

Is there any other script like environment for Linux that can manipulate FireFox or Chrome? I need to emulate a user using the browser and retrieve date from sites the 'user' accesses.

curl is not appropriate, because I need javascript as well. Basically I need the script to see the same thing that a 'real' user would see.

I need to emulate a user using the browser and retrive date from sites the 'user' accesses — dj_boy, Sep 09 '15 at 12:02
Curl is not good, beacuse I need javascript as well, basicly I need the script to see the same thing that a real user would see — dj_boy, Sep 09 '15 at 12:03
No need to thank me- editing to improve questions and answers is [expected from users](http://superuser.com/help/behavior) :) — bertieb, Sep 09 '15 at 12:12

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 09 '15 at 12:04

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you can use selenium to automate browser interaction

alternatively you can bypass the browser and access the data directly by using web scraping - e.g. in python there is scrapy

answered Sep 09 '15 at 12:04

scytale

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although selenium is good, I guess there is no real alternative to VBscript – dj_boy Sep 10 '15 at 21:59

VBscript activeX Internet Explorer object alternative

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