[Pythonmac-SIG] run python script on another computer's terminal (LAN)

[Ned Deily]

In article <nad-E3D0A0.13410311082009 at news.gmane.org>,
 Ned Deily <nad at acm.org> wrote:
> In article 
> <50697b2c0908111235j42440662ic7cdffa611f96175 at mail.gmail.com>,
>  Chris Rebert <pythonmac at rebertia.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 3:25 PM, pedro<pedrooconnell at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi, does anyone know how to send a command that is within a python
> > > script to another computer's terminal. This is what it looks like in
> > > Applescript.
> > > tell application "Terminal" of machine
> > > "eppc://USERNAME:PASSWORD@COMPUTER2.local"
> > >                                do script "ls"
> > >                        end tell
> > What is "eppc://"? I can't seem to find anything on it.
> 
> "eppc:" is the protocol-identifier for Remote Apple Events, i.e. 
> executing AppleScripts on remote machines.  (That's what that Sharing 
> system preference is for.)
> 
> You want to install and use appscript.  Something like this should work:
> 
> >>> from appscript import *
> >>> term=app("Terminal",url="eppc://USERNAME:PASSWORD@COMPUTER2.local")
> >>> term.do_script("ls")
>
> http://appscript.sourceforge.net/py-appscript/doc/appscript-manual/07_app
> licationobjects.html

Sorry, something-like-this won't quite work.  Reading better and 
testing, something like this:

>>> from appscript import *
>>> term=app(url="eppc://USERNAME:PASSWORD@COMPUTER2.local/Terminal")
>>> term.do_script("ls")

has a better chance of working.

-- 
 Ned Deily,
 nad at acm.org