Interact with system command prompt

[Diez B. Roggisch]

billie wrote:

> Hi all. I would like to know if there's some python framework able to
> interact with system command prompt (cmd.exe or /bin/sh, depending on
> the system) from python.
> I need something that supports key/path auto completion by pressing TAB
> button and the possibility to use interactive programs like ftp, gpg or
> even vi.
> I would like to write a remote shell application the best featured as
> possible and I'm wondering if Python is able to emulate the
> functionalities of applications like telnet or ssh.

Check out IPython.

http://ipython.scipy.org/


Diez