Python+Expect+Win32 = Not Possible?

half.italian at gmail.com half.italian at gmail.com
Thu Sep 13 04:42:35 EDT 2007


On Sep 12, 9:27 pm, gamename <namesagame-use... at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is it still the case there is no practical Expect-like module for
> win32? I know that cygwin can support pexpect, but that isn't an
> option here --- I have to use a native win32 Python version.
>
> Are there alternatives, or is it simply not an option to replicate
> Expect on win32 with python?
>
> All I'm trying to do is start a couple processes, wait for each to say
> "done" on stdout and then quit (or timeout if something went wrong).
>
> TIA,
> -T

I had planned on using telnet to do the same thing on windows.  I
don't think I ever proved it, but I'm pretty sure it will work.

http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/52228

~Sean




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