make cvs pserver/ssh(2) connection with python

[Chris Liechti]

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"Marc" <m.bohlen at tu-bs.de> wrote in
news:20020707.223646.680466996.4043 at tu-bs.de: 
> I am searching a way to make a cvs pserver or/and a ssh(protocol
> Version 2) connection with python under Linux/Unix. I've tried to
> control the cvs pserver
> connection by a python frontend which uses the normal cvs binary, but
> it won't work without using the 'normal console interaction' for input
> (maintainly the cvs login).
> I can get the inputstream, but I can't write correctly to the
> outputstream. I get the password query, but the answer fails. 
> Perhaps someone have experience in writing a frontend for interactive
> programms under Linux/Unix and can help me.

do you use popen? something like that:
>>> i,o = os.popen2("cat - >tmp")
>>> i.write("hello")
>>> i.close()
>>> o.close()

$ ls
tmp
$ cat tmp
hello

HTH, if not, please include a short example of what you did.
chris

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Chris <cliechti at gmx.net>