Python & SSH¶

Python has several libraries for SSH connectivity, ranging from low-level protocol implementations to device-oriented clients:

Paramiko — the de-facto standard SSH2 implementation for Python; provides both client and server functionality over raw sockets.
AsyncSSH (https://asyncssh.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) — asyncio-based SSH client and server library supporting modern key types and SFTP/SCP.
Netmiko — built on Paramiko and focused on network device automation (routers, switches); simplifies multi-vendor CLI interaction.

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