Upload files recursive via scp

scp_upload_donwload_recursive.py

# Copy directory recursive to remote SFTP server by scp
# scp use SFTP protocol
# need to install `parammiko` and `scp`
# https://pypi.org/project/paramiko/
# https://pypi.org/project/scp/
import paramiko
import scp

# Change these to their actual values

HOSTNAME = "hostname"
PORT = 22
USERNAME = "username"
PRIVATE_KEY_PATH = "/absolute/path/to/private_key"
SRC_DIR = "/absolute/path/to/src_dir"
DEST_DIR = "/absolute/path/to/dest_dir"
REMOTE_DIR = "somewhere/relative"


# for Ed25519 key
# pkey = paramiko.Ed25519Key.from_private_key_file(PRIVATE_KEY_PATH)
# for RSA key
pkey = paramiko.RSAKey.from_private_key_file(PRIVATE_KEY_PATH)

with paramiko.SSHClient() as ssh_client:
    ssh_client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
    ssh_client.connect(HOSTNAME, PORT, USERNAME, pkey=pkey)

    # Upload
    # Make directory `somewhere/relative/src_dir` on remote server `hostname` automaticary,
    # and copy under `/absolute/path/to/src_dir` files
    with scp.SCPClient(ssh_client.get_transport()) as scp_client:
        scp_client.put(SRC_DIR, REMOTE_DIR, recursive=True)

    # Donwload
    # Make sub directory to local DEST_DIR directory
    with scp.SCPClient(ssh_client.get_transport()) as scp_client:
        scp_client.get(REMOTE_DIR, DEST_DIR, recursive=True)