post on PHPBB forum

phpbbpost.py

def phppost(subject,message,url,forum,username,password):
    import mechanize
    import time
    br = mechanize.Browser()
    br.open(url+'/ucp.php?mode=login')
    loginform = tuple(br.forms())[1]
    br.form=loginform
    loginform.find_control("username").value=username
    loginform.find_control("password").value=password
    loginform.find_control("viewonline").set_single(True)
    loginrespone = br.submit()
    time.sleep(3)    
    br.open(url+('/posting.php?mode=post&f=%d' % forum))
    postform = tuple(br.forms())[1]
    postform.find_control("subject").value=subject
    postform.find_control("message").value=message
    postform.find_control("disable_bbcode").set_single(True)
    postform.find_control("disable_smilies").set_single(True)
    postform.find_control("disable_magic_url").set_single(True)
    postform.find_control("save").disabled=True
    postform.find_control("preview").disabled=True
    postform.find_control("add_file").disabled=True
    br.form= postform
    time.sleep(3)
    postreq = br.click(type="submit",name='post')
    postresponse=br.open(postreq)