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SSH in remote machine with SSH keys and run command in new Python 3

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 20:20:39 +0000

To make a script to run remote commands in a client server network.

import subprocess

def ssh_exec_command(hostname, username, command):
 ssh_cmd = ['ssh', f'{username}@{hostname}', command]
 ssh_process = subprocess.Popen(
 ssh_cmd,
 stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
 stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
 text=True
 )
 output, error = ssh_process.communicate()

 if error:
 print("Error:", error)
 else:
 print("Output:", output)

# Replace these with your actual credentials and command
hostname = 'remote_host_address'
username = 'your_username'
command = 'ls -l'

ssh_exec_command(hostname, username, command)

SSH in remote machine with SSH keys and run command in old Python 2

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 20:12:58 +0000

In case you have an old legacy system with Python 2 still in use and want to make a script to run certain commands in a client server network.

import subprocess

def ssh_exec_command(hostname, username, private_key_path, command):
 ssh_cmd = ['ssh', '-i', private_key_path, '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no', f'{username}@{hostname}', command]
 ssh_process = subprocess.Popen(
 ssh_cmd,
 stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
 stderr=subprocess.PIPE
 )
 output, error = ssh_process.communicate()

 if error:
 print("Error:", error)
 else:
 print("Output:", output)

# Replace these with your actual credentials and command
hostname = 'remote_host_address'
username = 'your_username'
private_key_path = '/path/to/your/private_key'
command = 'ls -l'

ssh_exec_command(hostname, username, private_key_path, command)

Prevent opening Windows 11 Store when typing the command python

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 19:30:38 +0000

Step 1: Open Settings in Windows 11

Step 2: Go to Apps

Step 3: Go to Advanced app settings

Step 4: Go to App execution aliases

Step 5: Disable the option for python.exe and python3.exe

Python dependencies when installing Oracle VirtualBox on Windows 11

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 19:24:55 +0000

Step 1: install Python

Step 2: add both the scripts folder and its parent folder to the path

Step 3: CMD> pip install pywin32

Set the Python interpreter version for the extension: Code Runner in VSCodium

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 19:55:44 +0000

# File name: version_used.py

# This prints the version of Python being used by the Code Runner extension in VSCodium
# Set by going to: File -> Preferences -> Settings -> Search Settings -> code-runner.executorMap -> Edit in settings.json
# "python": "/bin/python3.9 -u",

# To run this script press the little play button on the top right in the editor

import sys
print(sys.version)

Install Python 3.9 on Ubuntu Linux

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 18:55:18 +0000

$ sudo apt install software-properties-common

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa

$ sudo apt update

$ sudo apt install python3.9

$ python3.9 –version