Thanks but still not working, I am wondering if I need to give the script some kind of special permission to execute on windows 7.
-----Original Message----- From: tutor-bounces+evosweet=hotmail....@python.org [mailto:tutor-bounces+evosweet=hotmail....@python.org] On Behalf Of James Chapman Sent: 19 November 2011 08:23 To: tutor@python.org Subject: Re: [Tutor] python telnet traceback has: child = winspawn('telnet 192.168.0.55:210') When using telnet from CLI (on windows), you would type: telnet 192.168.0.55 210 Note the space between the IP and port number and not a :colon. Not sure this is your problem but probably worth mentioning. -- James At Saturday, 19/11/2011 on 11:44 Rayon wrote: > I used the turn on turn off feature, and I can start a telnet session > from the command line. > > -----Original Message----- > From: tutor-bounces+evosweet=hotmail....@python.org > [mailto:tutor-bounces+evosweet=hotmail....@python.org] On Behalf Of > Steven D'Aprano > Sent: 19 November 2011 07:04 > To: tutor@python.org > Subject: Re: [Tutor] python telnet > > Rayon wrote: > > I installed the telnet client but still the same error. > > How did you install it? Windows includes a telnet application, but it > has to be enabled first: > > http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows-vista/Telnet-frequently-ask > ed-que > stions > > If you run "telnet" from the Windows shell (cmd.exe), what happens? > > Until you can successfully run telnet from Windows, there isn't any > point trying to run it from Python. > > > -- > Steven > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor