From: Steve Jarvis <lists@...>
Date: 2013-03-19T09:14:52+09:00
Subject: Cisco Ruby pexpect equivalent

Hi All,

This is my first post (long time lurker)

Is anyone aware of a compatible library to python's "pexpect"?

What I'm looking for is the pexpect.interact() function in a ruby
library/gem.

I don't see an equivilent in net/ssh, /net/telnet, ruby expect, etc...

This is the excerpt from the python library

"
interact(self, escape_character='\x1d', input_filter=None,
output_filter=None)
This gives control of the child process to the interactive user (the
human at the keyboard). Keystrokes are sent to the child process, and
the stdout and stderr output of the child process is printed."


For a general idea of what I'm using python pexpect.interact for is:

script logs into device
script runs a few commands (show ip interface brief, show log, show ver
etc.)
prints some generalizations (router is receiving errors on port blah
blah, or last user logged in was (user), etc...)
script then turns over control of the router prompt to me the user (this
is the pexpect.interact() part)



Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
FamGrudenza

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