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I need to download a file from a host using SFTP.
Do you know if is it possible to do that using Python ftplib?
I saw an example here, but when I try to connect I receive EOFError.
I tried this code:
import ftplib
ftp = ftplib.FTP()
ftp.connect( "1.2.3.4", "22" )
This method returns with an error after long time so I cannot perform a call to login.
I cannot try the constructor FTP([host[, user[, passwd[, acct[, timeout]]]]]) because
my port is 22 but ftplib default is 21.
If I follow the example
ftp = ftplib.FTP("1.2.3.4")
ftp = ftplib.FTP("1.2.3.4","22")
I receive a connection refused so I cannot enter any username password. Can you help me? Thank you very much
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Save this answer. Show activity on this post. As the question you linked to states, ftplib doesn't support SFTP (which is a transfer protocol over SSH and has nothing to do with FTPS, FTP over SSL). Use the recommended Paramiko instead.
In order to make a secure connection to a FTP server, you can use any application that support SFTP. SFTP (commonly referred to as Secure File Transfer Protocol ) can perform secure file transfers. For secure transfers, it uses Secure Shell (SSH) and supports the SCP protocol in addition to SFTP.
What's the Difference Between FTP vs SFTP, Then? The key difference between FTP vs SFTP is that SFTP uses a secure channel to transfer files while FTP doesn't. With SFTP, your connection is always secured and the data that moves between your FTP client and your web server is encrypted.
As the question you linked to states, ftplib doesn't support SFTP (which is a transfer protocol over SSH and has nothing to do with FTPS, FTP over SSL). Use the recommended Paramiko instead.
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