How to get files from Remote windows server to local Windows machine directory?

Question

I am using a tool which will create files in remote windows 2012 servers continuously. I need to get those files and place it in a local directory.

import os
import time

def copy_logs():
    os.system(".\pscp.exe -pw test123 C:/Users/Administrator/Desktop/tr* Administrator@1.1.1.1:/")
    time.sleep(7200)    
while True:
    copy_logs()

I have used 'pscp' inside python script to copy files. But I am unable to specify space/destination directory to copy the files into.

Is there anyway to achieve this with Python?

Please forget `os.system` and replace it by a more robust solution, i.e.: `subprocess.check_call`. — Laurent LAPORTE, Sep 29 '16 at 17:54
The destination directory is `/`: the root of the remote server (which is bad). The remote path should be specified like this: `Administrator@1.1.1.1:/path/to/the/destination/directory/`. — Laurent LAPORTE, Sep 29 '16 at 18:00
The documentation of `pscp` is available here: https://linux.die.net/man/1/pscp — Laurent LAPORTE, Sep 29 '16 at 18:01

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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The best solution I know, is to use Fabric. See: How do I copy a directory to a remote machine using Fabric?.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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