Execute bash commands on remote machine using python script

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I have a python script that establishes ssh connected using os.system() function :

def livestream():
   os.system('ssh -X [email protected]')
   os.system('cd Desktop') #doesn't get executed on remote machine

I know that os.system() executes commands on the same machine.

Further, I need to execute a program present on the remote machine.

My question is how do I execute bash commands in python once ssh connection is established?

yausername · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-23 00:46:21Z

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def livestream():
   os.system('ssh -X [email protected] "cd Desktop"')

edited Mar 23, 2018 at 0:46

answered Mar 23, 2018 at 0:45

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user7441 Over a year ago

I need to manually type the password and then i get this

nehal@nehal-300E4Z-300E5Z-300E7Z:~$ exit logout Connection to 192.168.0.2 closed. sh: 1: cd darknet: not found sh: 1: ./darknet detector demo cfg/coco.data cfg/yolo.cfg final.weights: not found

DZurico · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-23 00:41:19Z

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You can use the call method from the subprocess module.

https://docs.python.org/2/library/subprocess.html

answered Mar 23, 2018 at 0:41

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