.. _spkg_pexpect:

pexpect: Python module for controlling and automating other programs
====================================================================

Description
-----------

Pexpect is a pure Python module for spawning child applications;
controlling them; and responding to expected patterns in their output.

License
-------

ISC license: http://opensource.org/licenses/isc-license.txt This license
is approved by the OSI and FSF as GPL-compatible.


Upstream Contact
----------------

- http://pexpect.readthedocs.org/en/stable/
- https://github.com/pexpect/pexpect

Type
----

standard


Dependencies
------------

- $(PYTHON)
- $(PYTHON_TOOLCHAIN)
- :ref:`spkg_ptyprocess`

Version Information
-------------------

package-version.txt::

    4.9.0

version_requirements.txt::

    pexpect >=4.8.0


Equivalent System Packages
--------------------------

.. tab:: Arch Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo pacman -S python-pexpect 


.. tab:: conda-forge

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ conda install pexpect 


.. tab:: Fedora/Redhat/CentOS

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo dnf install python3-pexpect 


.. tab:: FreeBSD

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo pkg install misc/py-pexpect 


.. tab:: Gentoo Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo emerge dev-python/pexpect 


.. tab:: MacPorts

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo port install py-pexpect 


.. tab:: openSUSE

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo zypper install 'python3${PYTHON_MINOR}-pexpect' 


.. tab:: Void Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo xbps-install python3-pexpect 



See https://repology.org/project/pexpect/versions, https://repology.org/project/python:pexpect/versions

If the system package is installed and if the (experimental) option
``--enable-system-site-packages`` is passed to ``./configure``, then ``./configure``
will check if the system package can be used.

