def create_worker(host):
config = SSHConfig()
proxy = None
if os.path.exists(os.path.expanduser('~/.ssh/config')):
with open(os.path.expanduser('~/.ssh/config')) as f:
config.parse(f)
if host.hostname is not None and 'proxycommand' in config.lookup(
host.hostname):
proxy = ProxyCommand(config.lookup(host.hostname)['proxycommand'])
worker = SSHClient()
worker.load_system_host_keys()
worker.set_missing_host_key_policy(AutoAddPolicy())
# store data for later reference
worker.host = host.hostname
worker.username = host.username
worker.password = host.password
worker.key_filename = host.key_filename
worker.connect(hostname=host.hostname,
username=host.username,
password=host.password,
key_filename=host.key_filename,
sock=proxy)
return worker
