pysftp

pysftp is an easy to use sftp module that utilizes paramiko and pycrypto.

support/user list

http://groups.google.com/group/pysftp

changes

0.2.2 The following methods were added:

• chdir(path) - change the current working directory on the remote
• getcwd() - return the current working directory on the remote
• listdir(path='.') - return a list of files for the given path

quick start

import pysftp

srv = pysftp.Connect('www.yoursever.com')
srv.execute('ls -al')
srv.get('thefile.txt')
srv.put('anotherfile.txt')
srv.close()

features

• gracefully handles both RSA and DSS private key files automatically
• Supports encrypted private key files.
• logging can now be enabled/disabled
• now supports easy_install -- easy_install pysftp
• listed on PyPI http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pysftp

Connection parameters

Arguments that are not given are guessed from the environment.

parameter	description
host	The Hostname of the remote machine.
username	Your username at the remote machine.(None)
private_key	Your private key file.(None)
password	Your password at the remote machine.(None)
port	The SSH port of the remote machine.(22)
private_key_pass	password to use if your private_key is encrypted(None)
log	log connection/handshake details (False)