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# wexpect
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# **wexpect**
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wexpect is a Windows alternative of [pexpect](https://pexpect.readthedocs.io/en/stable/).
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*Wexpect* is a Windows variant of [pexpect](https://pexpect.readthedocs.io/en/stable/).
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*Pexpect* is a Python module for spawning child applications and controlling
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them automatically.
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## **Install**
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pip install wexpect
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Note that only python 2.x is supported.
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## **Usage**
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To interract with a child process use `spawn` method:
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child = pexpect.spawn('C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe')
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child.expect('>')
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child.sendline('ls')
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child.expect('>')
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For more information see [examples](./examples) folder.
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---
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## pexpect
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## What is it?
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Pexpect is a Python module for spawning child applications and controlling
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them automatically. Pexpect can be used for automating interactive applications
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Wexpect is a Python module for spawning child applications and controlling
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them automatically. Wexpect can be used for automating interactive applications
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such as ssh, ftp, passwd, telnet, etc. It can be used to a automate setup
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scripts for duplicating software package installations on different servers. It
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can be used for automated software testing. Pexpect is in the spirit of Don
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Libes' Expect, but Pexpect is pure Python. Other Expect-like modules for Python
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require TCL and Expect or require C extensions to be compiled. Pexpect does not
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use C, Expect, or TCL extensions. It should work on any platform that supports
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the standard Python pty module. The Pexpect interface focuses on ease of use so
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that simple tasks are easy.
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can be used for automated software testing. Wexpect is in the spirit of Don
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Libes' Expect, but Wexpect is pure Python. Other Expect-like modules for Python
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require TCL and Expect or require C extensions to be compiled. Wexpect does not
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use C, Expect, or TCL extensions.
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There are two main interfaces to Pexpect -- the function, run() and the class,
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spawn. You can call the run() function to execute a command and return the
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output. This is a handy replacement for os.system().
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Original Pexpect should work on any platform that supports the standard Python pty module. While
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Wexpect works on Windows platforms. The Wexpect interface focuses on ease of use so that simple
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tasks are easy.
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For example::
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pexpect.run('ls -la')
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### History
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The more powerful interface is the spawn class. You can use this to spawn an
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external child command and then interact with the child by sending lines and
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expecting responses.
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Wexpect is a one-file code developed at University of Washington. There are several
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[copy](https://gist.github.com/anthonyeden/8488763) and
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[reference](https://mediarealm.com.au/articles/python-pexpect-windows-wexpect/)
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to this code with very few (almost none) documentation nor integration.
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For example::
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This repo tries to fix these limitations, with a few example code and pypi integration.
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child = pexpect.spawn('scp foo myname@host.example.com:.')
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child.expect ('Password:')
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child.sendline (mypassword)
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This works even for commands that ask for passwords or other input outside of
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the normal stdio streams.
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---
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## Wexpect
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Wexpect is a one-file code developed at University of Washington. There are several copy of this code,
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with very few (almost none) documentation integration.
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Here are some useful links:
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- https://gist.github.com/anthonyeden/8488763
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- https://mediarealm.com.au/articles/python-pexpect-windows-wexpect/
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This repo tries to fix these limitations.
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---
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## Installation and limitation of wexpect
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One (non stanbdard) package, **pypiwin32** is needed by wexpect.
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pip install pypiwin32
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## Usage
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See pexpect examples for usage.
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