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Connect another computer in local network

I'm trying to connect another computer in local network via python (subprocesses module) with this commands from CMD.exe

  • net use \\\\ip\C$ password /user:username
  • copy D:\file.txt \\ip\C$

Then in python it look like below. But when i try second command, I get:

"FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2]"

Have you met same problem? Is there any way to fix it?

import subprocess as sp

code = sp.call(r'net use \\<ip>\C$ <pass> /user:<username>')
print(code)
sp.call(r'copy D:\file.txt \\<ip>\C$')
Solution

  • The issue is that copy is a built-in, not a real command in Windows.

    Those Windows messages are awful, but "FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2]" doesn't mean one of source & destination files can't be accessed (if copy failed, you'd get a normal Windows message with explicit file names).

    Here, it means that the command could not be accessed.

    So you'd need to add shell=True to your subprocess call to gain access to built-ins.

    But don't do that (security issues, non-portability), use shutil.copy instead.

    Aside, use check_call instead of call for your first command, as if net use fails, the rest will fail too. Better have an early failure.

    To sum it up, here's what I would do:

    import shutil
import subprocess as sp
sp.check_call(['net','use',r'\\<ip>\C$','password','/user:<username>'])
shutil.copy(r'D:\file.txt,r'\\<ip>\C$')