using scp in a python script on opensolaris

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I have written a python script to transfer files/folders between two machines. I have used scp for this and have included it as import scp but it's giving me this error:

ImportError: No module named scp.

How can I fix it?

`import` is for importing other python modules, not running external commands. — Douglas Leeder, Oct 04 '10 at 09:50

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

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I'm a bit confused... Did it ever work before?

It seems like you just want to write a python script that calls the scp command, not a module.

In which case, do the following:

remove the import,
and just execute a simple command from your python script.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

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answered Oct 04 '10 at 09:18

haylem

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

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It sounds like /path/to/scp.py is not in your ${PYTHONPATH} environment variable.You can either move scp.py to somewhere within ${PYTHONPATH} or augment ${PYTHONPATH} to include /path/to either in your operating system or using sys.path in Python.

See also How do I copy a file to a remote server in python using scp or ssh?

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answered Oct 04 '10 at 09:30

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 08 '19 at 10:37

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pip install scp

Run the above command and then run the script again.

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Samuel Philipp

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answered Jul 08 '19 at 10:17

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using scp in a python script on opensolaris

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