Tell me more about expectlib.py. Is it pty based? I ask because I wonder if it's like my pexpect module: http://pexpect.sourceforge.net/

Hello Noah, Googling for "expect.py" gives several useful hits: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=expect%2Epy If those don't answer your question, I recommend posting to the comp.lang.python newgroup where you can benefit from the experiences of hundreds of users. The python-dev list isn't a good place to follow-up because these kinds of questions are not the primary focus here. Raymond Hettinger