timw.google wrote: > Hi > > I want to write a python script that runs rsync on a given directory > and host. I build the command line string, but when I try to run > subprocess.call(cmd), or p=subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True),or > os.system(cmd), I get prompted for my login password. I expected this, > but when I try to give my password, it's echoed back to the terminal > and the special characters in the password is (I think) getting > interpreted by the shell (zsh) > > I can't ssh w/o supplying a password. That's the way the security is > set up here. > > How do I use python to do this, or do I just have to write a zsh > script?
You need to use the pexpect module. > > Thanks. > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
