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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup, SoupStrainer
+from mechanize import Browser
+
+br = Browser()
+
+# home page
+rsp = br.open('http://us.pycon.org/2011/home/')
+print '\n***', rsp.geturl()
+print "Confirm home page has 'Log in' link; click it"
+page = rsp.read()
+assert 'Log in' in page, 'Log in not in page'
+rsp = br.follow_link(text_regex='Log in')
+
+# login page
+print '\n***', rsp.geturl()
+print 'Confirm at least a login form; submit invalid creds'
+assert len(list(br.forms())) > 1, 'no forms on this page'
+br.select_form(nr=0)
+br.form['username'] = 'xxx'  # wrong login
+br.form['password'] = 'xxx'  # wrong passwd
+rsp = br.submit()
+
+# login page, with error
+print '\n***', rsp.geturl()
+print 'Error due to invalid creds; resubmit w/valid creds'
+assert rsp.geturl() == 'http://us.pycon.org/2011/account/login', rsp.geturl()
+page = rsp.read()
+err = str(BS(page).find("div",
+    {'id': 'errorMsg'}).find('ul').find('li').string)
+assert err == 'The username and/or password you specified are not correct.', err
+br.select_form(nr=0)
+br.form['username'] = 'again_bad_username'
+br.form['password'] = 'another_bad_password'
+rsp = br.submit()
+
+# login successful, home page redirect
+print '\n***', rsp.geturl()
+print 'Logged in properly on home page; click Account link'
+assert rsp.geturl() == 'http://us.pycon.org/2011/home', rsp.geturl()
+page = rsp.read()
+assert 'Logout' in page, 'Logout not in page'
+rsp = br.follow_link(text_regex='Account')
+
+# account page
+print '\n***', rsp.geturl()
+print 'Email address parseable on Account page; go back'
+assert rsp.geturl() == 'http://us.pycon.org/2011/account/email/', rsp.geturl()
+page = rsp.read()
+assert 'Email Addresses' in page, 'Missing email addresses'
+print '    Primary e-mail: %r' % str(
+    BS(page).find('table').find('tr').find('td').find('b').string)
+rsp = br.back()
+
+# back to home page
+print '\n***', rsp.geturl()
+print 'Back works, on home page again; click Logout link'
+assert rsp.geturl() == 'http://us.pycon.org/2011/home/', rsp.geturl()
+rsp = br.follow_link(url_regex='logout')
+
+# logout page
+print '\n***', rsp.geturl()
+print 'Confirm on Logout page and Log in link at the top'
+assert rsp.geturl() == 'http://us.pycon.org/2011/account/logout/', rsp.geturl()
+page = rsp.read()
+assert 'Log in' in page, 'Log in not in page'
+print '\n*** DONE'