Quick Newbie Question

[Josh]

alex23 wrote:
> On Nov 29, 5:09 pm, Josh <jho... at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Can Python be used on one Linux machine to drive another Linux machine
>> through SSH? I am currently running Putty on my XP box to run tests on a
>> Linux box. I need to automate these tests and thought it would be fun to
>>   do so from a Linux VMWare Image I recently setup. Does this sound
>> do-able without too much effort? I already know the Linux commands I
>> need to run but just need an interactive shell connection through SSH.
>> Again is Python a good choice for this or something else?
>> Thanks,
> 
> For something like this, I'd probably use Pexpect:
> 
> http://www.noah.org/wiki/Pexpect#Overview

Cool, thanks I'll check it out.