[This was originally posted April 26th, but didn't get to the moderator.] I've finally gotten time to work on the next release of ExpectPy; the release is also delayed so I could test against Python 1.5.2. The major change is the addition of a simple interact function (and method) which links the I/O of two data streams (sockets, file, spawned objects, etc.). There is also a new interface for accessing the Expect variables and a stty method. The documentation is bundled alongside the extension tarfile. I'll be making Python-standard (LaTeX based) docs soon. The new version replaces the old at the URL http://www.shore.net/~arcege/python/ExpectPy/. My address is arcege@shore.net. I'm sure there will be some bugs (I just found a minor one this morning and have already documented it); please let me know what they are. I have been asked if ExpectPy runs on NT. There is no official, supported version of Expect on NT, but someone has ported it; I have no plans to port ExpectPy to a NT release. I'm neither a NT programmer, nor (as a release manager) do I like the idea of making an unofficial port on top of an unofficial port. -Arcege Changes since 1.7.1: * Move shared declarations into header files (a sign that the module is getting larger). * Fix a number of pathname problems within the configure.in and Makefile.in files. * Allow --with-python=<dir> to specify a build directory instead of an installation. * Add a rudimentary version of Expect's interact function. This is added as a module function and a method to spawn and spawnfile objects. * The module is now "Python-thread safe". * Add new interface to Expect variables: settings. The old function "set" still exists for backward compatibility. * Add a method to allow changes to terminal parameters (baudrate, raw, no-echo). * Use patchlevel.h protocol for version number changes. * Have configure better determine what can be built. * Bring documentation up to date and fix some typos. * Add more __doc__ strings. <P><A HREF="http://www.shore.net/~arcege/python/ExpectPy/">ExpectPy 1.8</A> - Python adaptation of Don Libes's "Expect" library for automation of interactive UNIX processes. (10-May-99) == ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Michael P. Reilly, Release Engineer | Email: arcege@shore.net | | Salem, Mass. USA 01970 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce@python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------