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Also, don't forget to use an appropriate line ending, where you would hit the enter key interactively. For telnet I believe the line endings should be '\r\n' (CRLF). 
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Also, don't forget to use an appropriate line ending, where you would hit the enter key interactively. For telnet I believe the line endings should be '\r\n' (CRLF).

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Unfortunately the box I am telneting into does not have python :( &nbsp;I will try some of your suggestions though.
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Unfortunately the box I am telneting into does not have python :(  I will try some of your suggestions though.

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Thanks I think a combination of these 2 answers should get me going.
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Thanks I think a combination of these 2 answers should get me going.

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I am connecting to a box via telnet that is running Operating System: SCO 5.07.<br />
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This telnet session is automated by a python script using the python TelnetLib library. &nbsp;I need to be able to send function key and arrow key presses programatically with python through the telnet session.<br />
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The key presses I need include the up down arrows, and basically F1 through F10. &nbsp;I have been unable to get this to work properly so my question is 2 fold.<br />
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1. &nbsp;How can I determine what I need to send for example an F3 key press?<br />
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2. &nbsp;In the python I do a telnet.write() &nbsp;what do I put in there to properly send the command across?<br />
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Thanks,
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I am connecting to a box via telnet that is running Operating System: SCO 5.07.

This telnet session is automated by a python script using the python TelnetLib library.  I need to be able to send function key and arrow key presses programatically with python through the telnet session.

The key presses I need include the up down arrows, and basically F1 through F10.  I have been unable to get this to work properly so my question is 2 fold.

1.  How can I determine what I need to send for example an F3 key press?

2.  In the python I do a telnet.write()  what do I put in there to properly send the command across?

Thanks,

Escape codes for function keys in a telnet session

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