Python script How to copy a file remotely by SFTP

Python script How to copy a file remotely by SFTP

#!/usr/bin/env python

import argparse
import paramiko
import getpass
SOURCE = ‘7_2_remote_sftp.py’
DESTINATION =’/tmp/7_2_copy_remote_sftp.py ‘

def copy_file(hostname, port, username, password, src, dst):
client = paramiko.SSHClient()
client.load_system_host_keys()
print ” Connecting to %s \n with username=%s… \n” %(hostname,username)
t = paramiko.Transport((hostname, port))
t.connect(username=username,password=password)
sftp = paramiko.SFTPClient.from_transport(t)
print “Copying file: %s to path: %s” %(SOURCE, DESTINATION)
sftp.put(src, dst)
sftp.close()
t.close()

if __name__ == ‘__main__’:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=’Remote file copy’)
parser.add_argument(‘–host’, action=”store”, dest=”host”, default=’localhost’)
parser.add_argument(‘–port’, action=”store”, dest=”port”, default=22, type=int)
parser.add_argument(‘–src’, action=”store”, dest=”src”, default=SOURCE)
parser.add_argument(‘–dst’, action=”store”, dest=”dst”, default=DESTINATION)
given_args = parser.parse_args()
hostname, port = given_args.host, given_args.port
src, dst = given_args.src, given_args.dst
username = raw_input(“Enter the username:”)
password = getpass.getpass(“Enter password for %s: ” %username)
copy_file(hostname, port, username, password, src, dst)

root@ubuntu:~/python# python 7_2_remote_sftp.py
Enter the username:khoa
Enter password for khoa:
Connecting to localhost
with username=khoa…

Copying file: 7_2_remote_sftp.py to path: /tmp/7_2_copy_remote_sftp.py
root@ubuntu:~/python#