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From: =?UTF-8?Q?Ismael_Farf=C3=A1n?= To: ashish Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 74 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1348086557 news.xs4all.nl 6843 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:44953 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:29526 2012/9/19 ashish : > Hi c.l.p folks > > Here is my situation > > 1. I have two machines. Lets call them 'local' & 'remote'. > Both run ubuntu & both have python installed > > 2. I have a python script, local.py, running on 'local' which needs to pa= ss arguments ( 3/4 string arguments, containing whitespaces like spaces, et= c ) to a python script, remote.py running on 'remote' (the remote machine). > > I have the following questions: > > 1. What's the best way to accomplish my task ? > I have researched quite a bit & pretty much everybody is using ssh. > After googling a bunch, most people are using very complex workarounds to= do this sort of thing. > > I googled & found people using several libraries to accomplish ssh to rem= ote machine & execute a command on remote machine. > paramiko ( now forked into the ssh moduke), fabric, pushy ,etc > > People who have used any of these libraries, which one would you recommen= d, as the most apt (simple & easy to use, lightweight, best performance, et= c) for my situation ? > > 2. I would prefer a solution, which does NOT require the installation of = extra libraries on the local & remote machines. > If installing external librar > > 3. Has anybody been able to do this using os.system ? > > I tried this >>>> import os >>>> os.system ("ssh remoteuser@remote python remote.py arg1 arg2 arg3") > > This worked, but if the arguments i tried to pass, had spaces, i was not = able to 'escape' the spaces. How about something like this: os.system ( 'ssh remoteuser@remote python remote.py "arg 1" "arg 2" "arg 3"= ' ) Cheers Ismael > > Any & all explanations/links/code snippets/thoughts/ideas/suggestions/fee= dback/comments/ of the Python tutor community would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks a ton > > cheers > ashish > > email : > ashish.makani > domain:gmail.com > > =E2=80=9CThe only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you hav= en=E2=80=99t found it yet, keep looking. Don=E2=80=99t settle. As with all = matters of the heart, you=E2=80=99ll know when you find it.=E2=80=9D - Stev= e Jobs (1955 - 2011) > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list --=20 Do not let me induce you to satisfy my curiosity, from an expectation, that I shall gratify yours. What I may judge proper to conceal, does not concern myself alone.