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authorNoah Spurrier <noah@squaretrade.com>2012-10-26 11:19:10 -0700
committerNoah Spurrier <noah@squaretrade.com>2012-10-26 11:19:10 -0700
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+'''This starts the python interpreter; captures the startup message; then gives
+the user interactive control over the session. Why? For fun...
+
+PEXPECT LICENSE
+
+ This license is approved by the OSI and FSF as GPL-compatible.
+ http://opensource.org/licenses/isc-license.txt
+
+ Copyright (c) 2012, Noah Spurrier <noah@noah.org>
+ PERMISSION TO USE, COPY, MODIFY, AND/OR DISTRIBUTE THIS SOFTWARE FOR ANY
+ PURPOSE WITH OR WITHOUT FEE IS HEREBY GRANTED, PROVIDED THAT THE ABOVE
+ COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND THIS PERMISSION NOTICE APPEAR IN ALL COPIES.
+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+'''
+
+# Don't do this unless you like being John Malkovich
+# c = pexpect.spawn ('/usr/bin/env python ./python.py')
+
+import pexpect
+c = pexpect.spawn ('/usr/bin/env python')
+c.expect ('>>>')
+print 'And now for something completely different...'
+f = lambda s:s and f(s[1:])+s[0] # Makes a function to reverse a string.
+print f(c.before)
+print 'Yes, it\'s python, but it\'s backwards.'
+print
+print 'Escape character is \'^]\'.'
+print c.after,
+c.interact()
+c.kill(1)
+print 'is alive:', c.isalive()
+