Re: How to open a remote file using python.
On Feb 22, 9:02 pm, venutaurus...@gmail.com venutaurus...@gmail.com wrote: On Feb 23, 9:25 am, MRAB goo...@mrabarnett.plus.com wrote: venutaurus...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I am writing an application where I need to open a shared file on a remote machine using python script. I tried using the following function: f = urllib.open(\\remote_machine\\folder1\\file1.doc) I also tried using class urllib.FancyURLopener(...) but didn't work. Can some one help me in this regard. What do you mean by remote machine? Do you mean you want to open a file that's in a shared folder on a machine that's on the same local network? If it's meant to be a Windows filepath then it should be: f = open(r\\remote_machine\folder1\file1.doc) (If the file is a Microsoft Word document file, then you won't probably be able to make much sense of its contents using open().) Thanks to all for your brisk replies: Yes, my aim is to open a file from another machine in the same LAN. It also worked using f = urllib.urlopen(\\\remote_machine\\folder\\file.doc) But now I also have to copy the same file to the local machine in Python. Do I need to follow any protocols for this? Thank you, Venu. the copy in shutil will work just fine. import shutil shutil.copy(remotepath,localpath) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: How to open a remote file using python.
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 9:02 PM, venutaurus...@gmail.com venutaurus...@gmail.com wrote: On Feb 23, 9:25 am, MRAB goo...@mrabarnett.plus.com wrote: venutaurus...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I am writing an application where I need to open a shared file on a remote machine using python script. I tried using the following function: f = urllib.open(\\remote_machine\\folder1\\file1.doc) I also tried using class urllib.FancyURLopener(...) but didn't work. Can some one help me in this regard. What do you mean by remote machine? Do you mean you want to open a file that's in a shared folder on a machine that's on the same local network? If it's meant to be a Windows filepath then it should be: f = open(r\\remote_machine\folder1\file1.doc) (If the file is a Microsoft Word document file, then you won't probably be able to make much sense of its contents using open().) Thanks to all for your brisk replies: Yes, my aim is to open a file from another machine in the same LAN. It also worked using f = urllib.urlopen(\\\remote_machine\\folder\\file.doc) But now I also have to copy the same file to the local machine in Python. Do I need to follow any protocols for this? You may find urllib.urlretrieve() useful for accomplishing that. Cheers, Chris -- Follow the path of the Iguana... http://rebertia.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
How to open a remote file using python.
Hello all, I am writing an application where I need to open a shared file on a remote machine using python script. I tried using the following function: f = urllib.open(\\remote_machine\\folder1\\file1.doc) I also tried using class urllib.FancyURLopener(...) but didn't work. Can some one help me in this regard. Thank you in advance, Venu -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: How to open a remote file using python.
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 8:13 PM, venutaurus...@gmail.com venutaurus...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I am writing an application where I need to open a shared file on a remote machine using python script. I tried using the following function: f = urllib.open(\\remote_machine\\folder1\\file1.doc) I also tried using class urllib.FancyURLopener(...) but didn't work. Can some one help me in this regard. That function and class are be for retrieving materials over the web (typically HTTP/FTP); however, your path suggests you're trying to access a file over a local Windows network, so those aren't appropriate. The regular open() function would have a better chance of working for this. Have you tried it? Cheers, Chris -- Follow the path of the Iguana... http://rebertia.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: How to open a remote file using python.
venutaurus...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I am writing an application where I need to open a shared file on a remote machine using python script. I tried using the following function: f = urllib.open(\\remote_machine\\folder1\\file1.doc) I also tried using class urllib.FancyURLopener(...) but didn't work. Can some one help me in this regard. What do you mean by remote machine? Do you mean you want to open a file that's in a shared folder on a machine that's on the same local network? If it's meant to be a Windows filepath then it should be: f = open(r\\remote_machine\folder1\file1.doc) (If the file is a Microsoft Word document file, then you won't probably be able to make much sense of its contents using open().) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: How to open a remote file using python.
On Feb 23, 9:25 am, MRAB goo...@mrabarnett.plus.com wrote: venutaurus...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I am writing an application where I need to open a shared file on a remote machine using python script. I tried using the following function: f = urllib.open(\\remote_machine\\folder1\\file1.doc) I also tried using class urllib.FancyURLopener(...) but didn't work. Can some one help me in this regard. What do you mean by remote machine? Do you mean you want to open a file that's in a shared folder on a machine that's on the same local network? If it's meant to be a Windows filepath then it should be: f = open(r\\remote_machine\folder1\file1.doc) (If the file is a Microsoft Word document file, then you won't probably be able to make much sense of its contents using open().) Thanks to all for your brisk replies: Yes, my aim is to open a file from another machine in the same LAN. It also worked using f = urllib.urlopen(\\\remote_machine\\folder\\file.doc) But now I also have to copy the same file to the local machine in Python. Do I need to follow any protocols for this? Thank you, Venu. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
