softconf2aclpub ISSUES login

[MirunaClinciu]

URL Format Issue

When working with the softconf2aclpub.py script, you may encounter issues where the configuration file (config.json) does not align with the actual URL format required by the SOFTCONF platform. For instance, if you are working with the INLG2024 conference, the configuration might initially look like this, based on the README instructions:

error: tconf\softconf2aclpub.py", line 118, in get_conference_details
response = br.open(CONF_URL)

In the README FILE according to instructions

"conf" : "inlg2024",
"track" : "GenerationChallenges"

However, this format might not work as expected. The correct configuration should be:

"conf" : "n/inlg2024",
"track" : "track/GenerationChallenges"

Modifications to Address URL and Login Issues

I had to modified CONF_URL (lines 26-29)

CONF_URL = f"{SOFTCONF_URL}{config['conf']}/{config['track']}/"
Modified to:
CONF_URL = f"{SOFTCONF_URL}{config['conf']}/login/scmd.cgi?scmd=login"

Adjusting the Login Process: The original login handling was unreliable. It attempted to select and fill in the form fields in a way that didn’t always work:

Original code
br.form = list(br.forms())[0]
I replaced this with a more robust method:

br.select_form(nr=0)
br.form["username"] = config["username"]
br.form["password"] = config["password"]
response = br.submit()

[crux82]

@MirunaClinciu Thank you for spotting this problem. Can you send a pull request with this specific update? So I can merge it into the main branch!