sftp using ftplib
Question: Hi All I need to download a file from a host using sFTP.

Do you know if is it possible to do that using python ftplib? I saw [an
example here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/432385/sftp-in-python-
platform-independent), but when I try to connect I receive `EOFError`.

I tried this code:

    
    
    import ftplib
    ftp = ftplib.FTP()
    ftp.connect( "1.2.3.4", "22" )
    

This method returns with an error after long time so I cannot perform a call
to login. I cannot try the constructor `FTP([host[, user[, passwd[, acct[,
timeout]]]]])` because my port is 22 but `ftplib` default is 21.

If I follow the example

    
    
    ftp = ftplib.FTP("1.2.3.4")
    ftp = ftplib.FTP("1.2.3.4","22")
    

I receive a connection refused so I cannot enter any username password. Can
you help me? Thank you very much


Answer: As [the question you linked
to](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/432385/sftp-in-python-platform-
independent) states, ftplib doesn't support sftp (which is FTP over SSH and
has nothing to do with FTPS, FTP over SSL). Use the
[recommended](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/432385/sftp-in-python-
platform-independent/432403#432403) [paramiko](http://www.lag.net/paramiko/)
instead.

