[Module] Pexpect -- a Pure Python Expect-like module

[Noah Spurrier]

              Pexpect -- a Pure Python Expect-like module               
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Pexpect is a pure Python module for spawning applications; controlling
them; and responding to their output.

The purpose of the pexpect module is to make Python be a better glue.
Pexpect is a pure Python module for spawning child applications;
controlling them; and responding to expected patterns in their output.
pexpect works like Don Libes' Expect. Use pexpect when you want to
control another application. It allows you to start a child application
and have your script control it as if a human were typing commands.
Pexpect can be used for automating interactive applications such as ssh,
ftp, passwd, telnet, etc. It can be used to a automate setup scripts for
duplicating software package installations on different servers. It can
be used for automated software testing. pexpect is in the spirit of Don
Libes' Expect, but pexpect is pure Python. Other Expect-like modules for
Python require TCL and Expect or require C extensions to be compiled.
pexpect does not use C, Expect, or TCL extensions. It should work on any
platform that supports the standard Python pty module. The pexpect
interface was designed to be easy to use so that simple tasks are easy.


       URL:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/pexpect/
  Download:  http://pexpect.sourceforge.net/pexpect-current.tgz

   License:  Open Source

  Categories:  Python Tools/Extensions

Noah Spurrier (noah@noah.org)
http://www.noah.org/

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spawning applications; controlling them; and responding to their output.