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