The 's' in sftp kinda means ssh.......so personally I'd look for different "web guys" ala a different service provider....
On Friday, November 8, 2024 at 10:17:59 AM UTC-8 WindnFog wrote: > Tom, my web guys will not allow ssh (and thus no rsync.) Is the following > an alternative solution to keep sftp going? > > "Alternative: pysftp Drop-in Replacement with paramiko-sftp > > If you need a near drop-in replacement for pysftp, the paramiko-sftp > package provides a simple wrapper around paramiko and closely mimics > pysftp's API. " > > Paul VE1DX > > On Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 8:53:15 AM UTC-4 Tom Keffer wrote: > >> From what I can tell, pysftp is no longer available in the Debian >> repositories. My first recommendation would be to use rsync if your ISP >> offers it because it is so much faster. >> >> However, if your ISP does not offer rsync, and you must use pysftp, it is >> available on pypi.org, although the version is quite old (5 July 2016). >> I gave it a quick try using a modern version of Python (v3.12) and it seems >> to work. >> >> You can use pip to install it system wide. In general, this is not a good >> idea because it can break existing packages and, for this reason, modern >> versions of pip won't let you do this without the scary sounding override >> "--break-system-packages" >> >> # If it hasn't been installed already, install pip: >> sudo apt install python3-pip >> >> # Install pysftp using pip. Override >> sudo python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages pysftp >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 3, 2024 at 2:58 AM Alan Salmon <redgu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I've received advice from my web provider that they are phasing out ftp >>> uploads and requiring all users to move to sftp in the near future. >>> >>> Going through the documentation, it says I need pysftp and suggests >>> using "pip install pysftp" if you used the Pip install method, or else use >>> "apt install" method. >>> >>> Using the apt method, it cannot locate the package. I've tried both >>> "pysftp" and "python3-sftp" as advised by the apt error message. >>> >>> Can someone advise what I need to feed apt on my Raspberry Pi 4 running >>> Debian 12 Bookworm? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to weewx-user+...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/031628b5-fd97-4854-836c-ee392fb32e2en%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/031628b5-fd97-4854-836c-ee392fb32e2en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/4c9b3e7f-24bb-4e1b-a788-1acea4b1af51n%40googlegroups.com.
