| 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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