import sys, urllib2, urllib
zipcode = sys.argv[1]
url = 'http://www.yourserver.com/cgi-bin'
data = urllib.urlencode([('query', zipcode)])
req = urllib2.Request(url)
fd = urllib2.urlopen(req, data)
while 1:
data = fd.read(1024)
if not len(data):
break
sys.stdout.write(data)