How can automate autoanswer my python script?

Question

I have an installation script which would ask me some question.

or can I solve this problem without using pexpect?

In my django project

python manage.py syncdb

....
....
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Would you like to create a default user (yes/no)?
What is the username?
What is the password?
....
....

I want to automate this process by typing yes , root and 12345.

Can I do it automatically?

Thanks

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 25 '12 at 08:33

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Yes... but you should do it by passing the option to bypass superuser creation and supplying a fixture instead.

answered Jul 25 '12 at 08:33

But how can i acheive that without changing the python script code? – TheOneTeam Jul 25 '12 at 08:36
Options are passed in the shell. Fixtures are loaded via the shell. How would Python be involved? – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Jul 25 '12 at 08:40
do u mind illustrate this by an simple example? not familiar fixutres and options... – TheOneTeam Jul 25 '12 at 08:40
`./manage.py help syncdb` https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/initial-data/ – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Jul 25 '12 at 08:51
but how can I know what model, and field i need to create? – TheOneTeam Jul 25 '12 at 09:05
Do it once, then export the fixture. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Jul 25 '12 at 09:07
Do you mind telling me the step in more detail? I would be grateful if you can provide more information... – TheOneTeam Jul 25 '12 at 09:11

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