Can Python replace TCL/Expect

[Robert Kern]

xinchenvn at gmail.com wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I'm learning Python. I don't know whether Python can do something like
> Expect can do. If yes, please show me how to do it.
> I want to do something automatically: open connection to a ftp server,
> get the welcome message on the screen (not in the packet). I can do it
> easily with Expect but I still don't have any idea with Python.
> If possible, can you introduce me some book or website that I can get
> infor about automation programming with Python

You'll probably want to take a look at pexpect:

  http://pexpect.sourceforge.net/

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Robert Kern
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