How to automate user input at the command prompt?

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Cameron Laird wrote:
> In article <1153514279.392848.143930 at 75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
> draghuram at gmail.com <draghuram at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >In that case, the OP can probably use cygwin's version of python.
> >pexpect definitely works there.
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> I suspect there are easier approaches--but probably won't have time
> before Monday to explain.  For now, I counsel the original poster
> not to be discouraged.

Although I have not find the solution I need yet, thanks to the
suggestions so far I'm actually a bit more optimistic than before that
there might actually be a way to do what I want.