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- Pexpect is a Pure Python Expect-like module
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- Pexpect makes Python a better tool for controlling other applications.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- If you want to work with the development version of the source code then please
- read the DEVELOPERS document in the root of the source code tree.
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- Free, open source, and all that good stuff.
- Pexpect Copyright (c) 2008 Noah Spurrier
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- Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
- of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
- in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
- to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
- copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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- The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
- copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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- THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
- EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
- MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
- IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
- DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
- OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
- USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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- Noah Spurrier
- http://pexpect.sourceforge.net/
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