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Connecting to SMB on windows from mac osx using python
To connect to an SMB (Server Message Block) share on a Windows machine from macOS using Python, you can use the smbclient
library. smbclient
provides a Python interface to interact with SMB shares.
Here's an example of how to connect to an SMB share on Windows from macOS using Python and smbclient
:
pythonimport smbclient
# SMB connection details
smb_host = "windows_hostname_or_ip"
smb_share = "share_name"
smb_username = "username"
smb_password = "password"
# Connect to the SMB share
with smbclient.SambaClient(server=smb_host, share=smb_share, username=smb_username, password=smb_password) as client:
# List files in the SMB share
file_list = client.list_path("/")
# Print the file names
for file in file_list:
print(file.filename)
In this example, replace the smb_host
, smb_share
, smb_username
, and smb_password
variables with the appropriate values for your SMB share.
Make sure you have the smbclient
library installed in your Python environment. You can install it using pip
:
pip install smbclient
The smbclient.SambaClient
class provides the connection to the SMB share. You can use various methods available on the client object to interact with the files and directories in the SMB share.
Please note that the smbclient
library requires the libsmbclient
library to be installed on your macOS system. You can install it using package managers like Homebrew:
brew install libsmbclient
Ensure that your macOS system has network connectivity to the Windows machine hosting the SMB share and that the necessary permissions are set up for the specified SMB user.
Additionally, remember to handle any exceptions that may occur during the SMB connection and interaction to ensure proper error handling and graceful termination of the connection.