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def send_to_server(url, post_data=None):
if post_data:
page = urlopen(url, urlencode(post_data))
else:
page = urlopen(url)
return(page.read().decode("utf8"))

app = android.Android()

def status_update(msg, how_long=2):
app.makeToast(msg)
time.sleep(how_long)

status_update(hello_msg)

athlete_names = sorted(json.loads(send_to_server(web_server + get_names_cgi)))

app.dialogCreateAlert(list_title)
app.dialogSetSingleChoiceItems(athlete_names)
app.dialogSetPositiveButtonText('Select')
app.dialogSetNegativeButtonText('Quit')
app.dialogShow()
resp = app.dialogGetResponse().result

if resp['which'] in ('positive'):
selected_athlete = app.dialogGetSelectedItems().result[0]
which_athlete = athlete_names[selected_athlete]
athlete = json.loads(send_to_server(web_server + get_data_cgi,
{'which_athlete': which_athlete}))

athlete_title = athlete['Name'] + ' (' + athlete['DOB'] + '), top 3 times:'
app.dialogCreateAlert(athlete_title)
app.dialogSetItems(athlete['Top3'])
app.dialogSetPositiveButtonText('OK')
app.dialogShow()
resp = app.dialogGetResponse().result

status_update(quit_msg)

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