pexpect: Python module for controlling and automating other programs

Description

Pexpect is a pure Python module for spawning child applications; controlling them; and responding to expected patterns in their output.

License

ISC license: http://opensource.org/licenses/isc-license.txt This license is approved by the OSI and FSF as GPL-compatible.

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Type

standard

Dependencies

Version Information

package-version.txt:

4.9.0

version_requirements.txt:

pexpect >=4.8.0

Equivalent System Packages

$ sudo pacman -S python-pexpect
$ conda install pexpect
$ sudo yum install python3-pexpect
$ sudo pkg install misc/py-pexpect
$ sudo emerge dev-python/pexpect
$ sudo port install py-pexpect
$ sudo zypper install python3\$\{PYTHON_MINOR\}-pexpect
$ sudo xbps-install python3-pexpect

See https://repology.org/project/pexpect/versions, https://repology.org/project/python:pexpect/versions

If the system package is installed and if the (experimental) option --enable-system-site-packages is passed to ./configure, then ./configure will check if the system package can be used.