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.

Upstream Contact¶

• http://pexpect.readthedocs.org/en/stable/

• https://github.com/pexpect/pexpect

Type¶

standard

Dependencies¶

• $(PYTHON)

• $(PYTHON_TOOLCHAIN)

• ptyprocess: Python interaction with subprocesses in a pseudoterminal

Version Information¶

package-version.txt:

4.9.0

src/pyproject.toml:

pexpect >=4.8.0

version_requirements.txt:

pexpect

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

Installation commands¶

$ pip install pexpect\>=4.8.0

$ sage -i pexpect

$ sudo pacman -S python-pexpect

$ conda install pexpect

$ sudo dnf install python3-pexpect

$ sudo pkg install misc/py-pexpect

$ sudo emerge dev-python/pexpect

$ sudo port install py-pexpect

$ sudo zypper install python3-pexpect

$ sudo xbps-install python3-pexpect

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.