Module for dialoging with intercative programs, sockets, files, etc.

[William Ray Wing]

On Aug 6, 2013, at 4:44 AM, Ulrich Eckhardt <ulrich.eckhardt at dominolaser.com> wrote:

> Am 05.08.2013 21:38, schrieb Olive:
>> I have found telnetlib which make very easy to interact with a telnet
>> server, especially the read_until command. I wonder if something
>> similar exits for other things that a telnet server.
> 
> It's not Python and I haven't played with it extensively, but there is a tool named "expect": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expect
> 
> Uli
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Ah, but there _is_ a Python equivalent called pexpect with lots of examples and documentation via Google.  You can start here:

	http://www.pythonforbeginners.com/systems-programming/how-to-use-the-pexpect-module-in-python/

-Bill