title: How to access/set 'select' tag in HTML with python
body: <p>I'm trying to extract events from a page of HTML - <a href="http://www.staffordshire-pcc.gov.uk/space/" rel="nofollow">http://www.staffordshire-pcc.gov.uk/space/</a></p>
  
  <p>I want to select different areas using python but came unstuck with the following HTML:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;select data-ng-options="key as value.name for (key,value) in areaGroups | orderBy:'name'" data-ng-model="selectedAreaGroup" data-ng-change="updateAreaGroup()" class="ng-pristine ng-valid ng-touched"&gt;
      &lt;option value="" class="" selected="selected"&gt;Choose an area&lt;/option&gt;
      &lt;option value="string:CannockChase" label="Cannock Chase District"&gt;Cannock Chase District&lt;/option&gt;
      &lt;option value="string:EastStaffordshire" label="East Staffordshire"&gt;East Staffordshire&lt;/option&gt;
      &lt;option value="string:Lichfield" label="Lichfield District"&gt;Lichfield District&lt;/option&gt;
      &lt;option value="string:Newcastle" label="Newcastle Borough"&gt;Newcastle Borough&lt;/option&gt;
      &lt;option value="string:SouthStaffordshire" label="South Staffordshire"&gt;South Staffordshire&lt;/option&gt;
      &lt;option value="string:Stafford" label="Stafford Borough"&gt;Stafford Borough&lt;/option&gt;
      &lt;option value="string:StaffordshireMoorlands" label="Staffordshire Moorlands"&gt;Staffordshire Moorlands&lt;/option&gt;
      &lt;option value="string:SoTCentral" label="Stoke-on-Trent Central"&gt;Stoke-on-Trent Central&lt;/option&gt;
      &lt;option value="string:SoTNorth" label="Stoke-on-Trent North"&gt;Stoke-on-Trent North&lt;/option&gt;
      &lt;option value="string:SoTSouth" label="Stoke-on-Trent South"&gt;Stoke-on-Trent South&lt;/option&gt;
      &lt;option value="string:Tamworth" label="Tamworth Borough"&gt;Tamworth Borough&lt;/option&gt;
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  <p>I use Mechanize to find forms on pages, but as there's no form attached to the  tag, I can't work out how I would select it, and then submit a value.</p>
  
  <p>What's the best option for me to pursue?</p>