Python waitforstrings multiple solutions

[Neisany]

I am looking for a python solution to wait for multiple options and pick the option that it displays.

for instance, I want to send a password and wait for either success [>] or fail [password:].

Everything that I have found so far are using vbs and I am looking for python. There might be a better way I just dont know.

As of right now the line "nIndex" is where it fails

def main():
	crt.Screen.Synchronous = True
	crt.Screen.Send('ssh [address]' + '\r')
	crt.Screen.WaitForString("password:")
	file = open("password.txt", "r")
	var_password = file.read()
	crt.Screen.Send(var_password + '\r')
	file.close()
	
	nIndex = crt.Screen.WaitForStrings("password:", ">")
	
	if nIndex = 1 then
		crt.Dialog.MessageBox("Password:")
	elif nIndex =2 then
		crt.Dialog.MessageBox(">")
	end if

[bgagnon]

Hi Neisany,

I think the problem is that Python considers == to be the comparison operator. A single = is the assignment operator. Python also does not use the then/end if keywords, you need a colon instead.

This should give better results:

	if nIndex == 1:
		crt.Dialog.MessageBox("Password:")
	elif nIndex == 2:
		crt.Dialog.MessageBox(">")

[Neisany]

Thank you for your suggestion.
It never makes it to the if statement.
Here is where it fails:
nIndex == crt.Screen.WaitForStrings("password:", ">")

Error: an integer is required.

[bgagnon]

Hi Neisany,

You only need one equal sign here. You are placing the result into the variable, you are not comparing values.

As shown in SecureCRT's Help topic, for Python, you have to use square brackets for an array:

Syntax
[ varname = ] object.WaitForStrings(StringsArray [, timeout] [, bcaseInsensitive])

Example
result = crt.Screen.WaitForStrings(["foo", "bar", "quux", "gee"], 10)

So for you that's:

nIndex = crt.Screen.WaitForStrings(["password:", ">"])

[Neisany]

Awesome thank you so much

here is the code as it sits now that works:

def main():
	crt.Screen.Synchronous = True
	crt.Screen.Send('ssh user@host -p 22' + '\r')
	crt.Screen.WaitForString("password:")
	file = open("password.txt", "r")
	var_password = file.read()
	crt.Screen.Send(var_password + '\r')
	file.close()
	
	nIndex = crt.Screen.WaitForStrings(["password:", ">"],10)

		
	if nIndex == 1:
		passwordchange()
		ShowNew()
	elif nIndex == 2:
		crt.Dialog.MessageBox(">")


def passwordchange():
	
	file = open("password.txt", "w")
	NewPassword = crt.Dialog.Prompt ('New password')
	file.write(NewPassword)
	file.close()
	crt.Screen.Send(NewPassword +'\r')
def ShowNew():
	file = open("password.txt", "r")
	var_password = file.read()
	crt.Dialog.MessageBox(var_password)
	file.close()	
	
	
	
main()