def extract_fields(form):
    soup = BeautifulSoup(form)
    data = {}
    for f in soup.findAll('input'):
        #print f
        if f.get('name'):
            data[f.get('name')] = f.get('value')
    
    for f in soup.findAll('textarea'):
        #print f
        if f.get('name'):
            data[f.get('name')] = f.get('value')
    
    for k in data:
        if (not data[k]):
            data[k] = "" 
    return data