SFTP using ftplib

Question

I need to download a file from a host using SFTP.

Do you know if is it possible to do that using Python ftplib? I saw an example here, but when I try to connect I re

Answer 1

As the question you linked to states, ftplib doesn't support SFTP (which is a transfer protocol over SSH and has nothing to do with FTPS, FTP over SSL). Use the recommended Paramiko instead.