>>> from pexpect import pxssh
>>> s=pxssh.pxssh()
>>> s.login('IP','USER','PASSWORD',auto_prompt_reset=True)
True
>>> s.sendline('echo Test');
10
>>> s.prompt()
True
>>> s.after
'[PEXPECT]# '
>>> s.PROMPT='BTEQ -- Enter your SQL request or BTEQ command:'
>>> s.sendline('bteq .logon dbc,dbc')
20
>>> s.prompt()
True
>>> s.after
'BTEQ -- Enter your SQL request or BTEQ command:'
>>> s.sendline('quit;')
6
>>> s.prompt()
False
>>> s.PROMPT='[PEXPECT]# '
>>> s.prompt()
False
>>> s.sync_original_prompt()
True
>>> s.prompt()
False
As per my understanding after s.sync_original_prompt()
, PROMPT
variable should reset to initial prompt, which is [PEXPECT]#
here, and s.prompt()
should result in True
. But it doesn't. Can anybody please tell me how to reset PROMPT
variable to original prompt? and how to use sync_original_prompt
attribute?
Thanks.
The initial s.PROMPT
(a regexp string) is actually '\\[PEXPECT\\][\\$\\#] '
, not [PEXPECT]#
. I'd suggest you write like this:
savePrompt = s.PROMPT
s.PROMPT = 'a-new-prompt'
s.sendline('bteq ...')
s.prompt() # expect the new prompt
s.PROMPT = savePrompt # restore the saved prompt
s.sendline('quit;')
s.prompt() # expect the saved prompt
sync_original_prompt()
should be used like this:
s.sync_original_prompt() # this make sure you are at the prompt
s.set_unique_prompt() # change the shell's prompt to the default PROMPT
s.sendline('run some command')
s.prompt()