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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. |
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| The main features of Pexpect require the pty module in the Python standard |
| library, which is only available on Unix-like systems. Some features—waiting |
| for patterns from file descriptors or subprocesses—are also available on |
| Windows. |
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| If you want to work with the development version of the source code then please |
| read the DEVELOPERS.rst document in the root of the source code tree. |
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| Free, open source, and all that good stuff. |
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| You can install Pexpect using pip:: |
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| pip install pexpect |
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| `Docs on ReadTheDocs <https://pexpect.readthedocs.io/>`_ |
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| PEXPECT LICENSE:: |
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| http://opensource.org/licenses/isc-license.txt |
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| Copyright (c) 2013-2016, Pexpect development team |
| Copyright (c) 2012, Noah Spurrier <noah@noah.org> |
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| 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. |
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| This license is approved by the OSI and FSF as GPL-compatible. |
