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
– Douglas Leeder, Commented Oct 4, 2010 at 9:50

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:55:22Z

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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.

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:11:47Z

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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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Samuel Philipp · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-08 10:37:13Z

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pip install scp

Run the above command and then run the script again.

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