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pysftp_connect_and_download_remote_file.py

python

A simple script to establish a connection with a remote host and download a file.

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pysftp_connect_and_download_remote_file.py
1import pysftp
2
3hostname = 'hostname.example.com'
4username = 'username'
5password = 'password'
6
7with pysftp.Connection(host=hostname, username=username, password=password) as sftp:
8    # Get a remote file and save it locally
9    sftp.get('remote_file.txt', 'local_copy.txt')