How to realize ssh & scp by Python

[Jesse Noller]

On 7/23/05, 刚 王 <cell2005 at pchome.net> wrote:
> I would like to write a Python code like this:
> 
> It can login a host by SSH
> after login the host, use SCP to get a remote file, so it can deliver file
> to the host.
> then execute the program
> then leave the host
> 
> For example :
> 
> STEP 1. ssh xxxx_yyy at 123.45.67.89
> STEP 2. Enter the password automatically 
> STEP 3. run " scp -r zzz at 123.45.67.90:/home/xxx/program ."
> STEP 4. Enter the password for SCP automatically 
> STEP 5. run "./program"
> STEP 6. run " exit"
> 
> I know telnetlib can help us with telnet, and how to deal with this SSH
> situation in Python?
> 
> Thanks a lot for your help :)
> 

I would recommend looking at the following utilities:

http://www.theether.org/pssh/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyssh

Setting up private/public key authentication is going to allow for a
greate amount of secure automation. Barring that, use the pexpect
module to do the prompt handling.

-jesse