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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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| Contents: |
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| .. toctree:: |
| :maxdepth: 2 |
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| install |
| overview |
| api/index |
| examples |
| FAQ |
| commonissues |
| history |
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| Pexpect is developed `on Github <http://github.com/pexpect/pexpect>`_. Please |
| report `issues <https://github.com/pexpect/pexpect/issues>`_ there as well. |
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| Indices and tables |
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| * :ref:`genindex` |
| * :ref:`modindex` |
| * :ref:`search` |
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