Python SCP/SSH Commands

gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/python2.4
import string
from string import rstrip
import subprocess
from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, call
from time import time
import os

# copy a folder to a remote folder
def scpFolderFromHostToFolderPathOnHost(fromFolderPath, fromHost, toFolderPath, toHost, asRoot):
    
	# add hostname before the fromFolderPath if need be
	if len(fromHost) and not '127.0.0.1' in fromHost:
		fromFolderPath = fromHost + ':' + fromFolderPath
	
	# add hostname before the toFolderPath if need be
	if len(toHost) and not '127.0.0.1' in toHost:
	    toFolderPath = toHost + ':' + toFolderPath
	    if asRoot:
	        toFolderPath = 'root@' + toFolderPath
	
	command = "scp -qr " + fromFolderPath + " " + toFolderPath + '/'
	os.system(command)
	
# open a ssh tunnel
# returns the process
def sshIntoMachineAsUser(host, username):
    command = "ssh -T " + username + "@" + host;

    # open tunnel
    process = Popen(command, shell=True, stderr=PIPE, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)
    
    # load bash profile
    process.stdin.write("source ~/.bash_profile\n")
    
    return process

# close the ssh tunnel
def closeSSH(process):
	process.stdin.close()
	process.wait()

    
def removeFolderFromHost(folderPath, hostname):
	# open ssh tunnel
	process = sshIntoMachineAsUser(hostname, 'root')

	# navigate to depot
	process.stdin.write("rm -r " + folderPath + "\n")

	closeSSH(process)
	

def respringHost(hostname):
	process = sshIntoMachineAsUser(hostname, 'root')
	process.stdin.write("respring\n")

	closeSSH(process)