[newbie] trying socket as a replacement for nc

[Jean Dubois]

Op maandag 16 december 2013 13:05:41 UTC+1 schreef Jean-Michel Pichavant:
> > Here is the code:
> > #!/usr/bin/env python
> > import telnetlib
> > host = '10.128.59.63'
> > port = 7000
> > t = Telnet(host, port)
> > t.write('*IDN?\n')
> > print t.read_until('Whateverprompt')
> > # you can use read_very_eager also
> > 
> > and this is the result of executing the code(from which I deduce I
> > have to
> > install telnetlib, but how?)
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "./nctelnet.py", line 5, in <module>
> >     t = Telnet(host, port)
> > NameError: name 'Telnet' is not defined
> > 
> > kind regards,
> > jean
> t = telnetlib.Telnet(host, port)
this helps, but I don't know what to do with 
"print t.read_until('Whateverprompt')"

should I send CTRL-ALT-ALTGR-] after some time?

kind regards,
jean