Re: Can Python replace TCL/Expect
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Re: Can Python replace TCL/Expect

From: Cameron Laird <claird@lairds.us>
Date: Thu Oct 06 2005 - 19:08:03 CEST

In article <slrndkae7r.2ss.jgrahn-nntq@frailea.sa.invalid>,
Jorgen Grahn <jgrahn-nntq@algonet.se> wrote:
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>It depends. I do not feel /that/ advanced, but I've been bitten by pexpect's
>limitations several times in several places.
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>... which puts me in a weird position ;-) I /loathe/ the Tcl language, but I
>have to admit that its expect functionality is far superior to Python's.
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'Salright. There are Tcl programmers who feel the same way,
for example, about Python and its object orientation.

On to more constructive matters: what are you doing about
Pexpect's limitations? Have the maintainers responded to you
when you write? Are you tempted to compose enhancements for
yourself?
Received on Sat Oct 15 04:13:46 2005