supplying password to subprocess.call('rsync ...'), os.system('rsync ...')

[Michael Torrie]

timw.google wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I want to write a python script that runs rsync on a given directory
> and host. I build the command line string, but when I try to run
> subprocess.call(cmd), or p=subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True),or
> os.system(cmd), I get prompted for my login password. I expected this,
> but when I try to give my password, it's echoed back to the terminal
> and the special characters in the password is (I think) getting
> interpreted by the shell (zsh)
> 
> I can't ssh w/o supplying a password. That's the way the security is
> set up here.
> 
> How do I use python to do this, or do I just have to write a zsh
> script?

You need to use the pexpect module.

> 
> Thanks.
>