I have a simple requirement to drop a file on an SFTP server. I have found pysftp and Paramiko libraries that seem to allow me to this and developed a simple application using Paramiko but I can't find a proper source that compares the two so I can decide which one I can/should use. What are the pros and cons for each?
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pysftp is a wrapper around Paramiko with a more Python-ish interface.
pysftp interface does not expose all of the features of Paramiko. On the other hand, pysftp implements more high-level features on top of Paramiko, notably recursive file transfers.
If you do not have any fancy low-level needs (like unusual methods of verifying host key, proxies, advanced keyboard interactive authentication, setting a timeout, etc), use pysftp as it may be easier to work with.
If you need low-level features, use Paramiko.
If you need both, use Paramiko and check pysftp code for the high-level features.
You can access some Paramiko functionality not exposed in pysftp by using pysftp
Connection.sftp_client, which returns underlying ParamikoSFTPClientobject. For an example, see pysftp: How to update last modified date.
