ExpectPy 1.8 - Expect extension for Python

[Michael P. Reilly]

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[ From: "Michael P. Reilly" <arcege at shore.net>                             ]
[ Subject: ExpectPy 1.8 - Expect extension for Python                      ]
[ Newsgroups: comp.lang.python.announce                                    ]
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[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 at 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)

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