Modify HTML data

[Peter Hansen]

Swarna wrote:
> I am using scp in python to copy a html file on remote server, to my
> local machine. Now, i need to update this html file in my local machine
> ( by adding a new Hyperlink to the existing table od hyperlinks ) and
> copy it back (overwriting the old copy ) to the remote server.

If you are using scp to copy the file from the remote server in the 
first place, what's stopping you from using scp to copy it back?