Python pxssh failed on login. could not set shell prompt
Python pxssh failed on login. could not set shell prompt probably pxssh cannot find right prompt so it is better to setup original prompt s.prompt() and don`t forget to setup auto_prompt_reset = False from pexpect import pxssh import getpass try : s = pxssh . pxssh ( timeout = 60 ) s . force_password = True hostname = raw_imput ( 'hostname: ' ) username = raw_input ( 'password: ' ) password = getpass . getpass ( 'password: ' ) s . PROMPT = 'SSH> ' #here is your original prompt s . login ( hostname , username , password , auto_prompt_reset = False ) s . prompt () s . sendline ( 'show version' ) #your command is here s . prompt () data = s . before print data s . logout () except pxssh . ExceptionPxssh , e : print "pxssh failed on login." print str ( e )