[Tutor] how can I compare a local directory or file with a remote one

[Danny Yoo]

>> At first blush it sounds to me like you want rsync, as has been
>> pointed out.  If on of the systems is running an OS that doesn't come
>> with rsync... I have used http://www.vdesmedt.com/~vds2212/rsync.html
>> to achieve the same result.
>>
>
> When I need to deal with Windows computers, I sorely feel the lack of 
> ssh, rsync, and sshfs.


I know this is very Python-unspecific, but I might as well chime in: 
there's a utility called "Unison" that's similar to rsync, and works on 
Windows:

     http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/