Fabian Braennstroem wrote: > Hi Steve, > > Steve Holden wrote: > >> Fabian Braennstroem wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I would like to use python to start an terminal, e.g. xterm, and login >>> on a remote machine using rsh or ssh. This could be done using 'xterm -e >>> ssh machine', but after the login I would like to jump to a given >>> directory. Does anyone have an idea how to do this with python? >>> >>> Regards! >>> Fabian >>> >> pexpect would be the usual solution, I believe, if you could get it to >> interact correctly with your virtual terminal. >> >> http://pexpect.sourceforge.net/
I actually gave it a first very simple try: import pexpect child=pexpect.spawn('xterm') child.sendline('ls') Unfortunately nothing happens expect the start of xterm!? Does anyone have an idea, what I am doing wrong? Fabian -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list