file transfer question

[Ali Dada]

hi all:

i want to read a file from a network pc and use it in a local python script. i
thought of an easy way: i log on from within the python script to the host pc
using ssh then copy the file to my working directory using scp. below is the code:

import os
os.popen('ssh username at hostname')
os.popen('scp username at hostname:~/requiredFile ./copiedFile')

but what's happening is that when i execute the code, i get prompted for the
password by ssh, so i enter it, and then the program freezes and i can do
nothing.  how do you think i should alter the code? thanks in advance..


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Ali Dada