sj.constant...@gmail.com writes:
> i have a script running a few commands on a network device. i can't
> seem to figure out how to log both the input and output of what the
> pexpect script initiates and responds to.
>
> child = pexpect.spawn ('telnet '+ ip)
> child.expect ('.*:*')
> child.sendline (user)
> child.expect ('.*:*')
> child.sendline (password)
> child.expect(['.*#*', '.*>*'])
> child.sendline ('enable')
> child.expect (['Password:', '.*#*'])
> child.sendline (password)
> child.expect ('.*#*')
> child.sendline ('conf t')
> child.expect ('.*#*')
> child.sendline ('line vty 0 4')
>
> i have tried both these logging commands:
>
> child.logfile = open('log.txt', 'w')
> child.logfile=sys.stdout
>
> all i get is the input i send with expect/sendline combinations, i
> don't get any of what the device sends, only what i send the device:
>
> user
> password
> enable
> password
> conf t
> line vty 0 4
>
> any ideas of what is the correct way to go about this? just can't get the
> output!
To be clear, expect() doesn't send anything to the device. expect()
matches as little as possible therefore '.*:*' matches *nothing*.
If it is Python 3 then use pexpect.spawnu(). Otherwise, assigning to
child.logfile should work as is.
There is a telnetlib module in stdlib. x/84 python telnet server might
contain a client too.
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