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authornoah <noah@656d521f-e311-0410-88e0-e7920216d269>2003-03-12 09:45:48 +0000
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Pexpect
-a Pure Python "Expect like" module
+a Pure Python Expect-like module
-To work with this CVS repository you should source the cvs.conf file.
- . ./cvs.conf
+Pexpect makes Python a better tool for controlling other applications.
-The purpose of the Pexpect module is to make Python be a better glue.
+Pexpect is a pure Python module for spawning child applications; controlling
+them; and responding to expected patterns in their output. Pexpect works like
+Don Libes' Expect. Pexpect allows your script to spawn a child application and
+control it as if a human were typing commands.
-Pexpect works like Don Libes' Expect. Use Pexpect when you want to
-control another application. It allows you to start a child
-application and have your script control it as if a human were
-typing commands.
-
-Pexpect is a Python module for spawning child applications;
-controlling them; and responding to expected patterns in their
-output. Pexpect can be used for automating interactive applications
-such as ssh, ftp, passwd, telnet, etc. It can be used to a automate
-setup scripts for duplicating software package installations on
-different servers. It can be used for automated software testing.
-Pexpect is in the spirit of Don Libes' Expect, but Pexpect is pure
-Python. Other Expect-like modules for Python require TCL and Expect
-or require C extensions to be compiled. Pexpect does not use C,
-Expect, or TCL extensions. It should work on any platform that
-supports the standard Python pty module. The Pexpect interface was
-designed to be easy to use so that simple tasks are easy.
+Pexpect can be used for automating interactive applications such as ssh, ftp,
+passwd, telnet, etc. It can be used to a automate setup scripts for
+duplicating software package installations on different servers. It can be
+used for automated software testing. Pexpect is in the spirit of Don Libes'
+Expect, but Pexpect is pure Python. Unlike other Expect-like modules for
+Python, Pexpect does not require TCL or Expect nor does it require C
+extensions to be compiled. It should work on any platform that supports the
+standard Python pty module. The Pexpect interface was designed to be easy to use.
License: Python Software Foundation License
Noah Spurrier
http://pexpect.sourceforge.net/
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