On Fri, 2024-04-12 at 16:37 -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > +class Endpoint: > + def __init__(self, name): > + self.name = name > + self._tmpdir = None > + > + def __del__(self): > + if self._tmpdir: > + self.cmd("rm -rf " + self._tmpdir) > + self._tmpdir = None > + > + def cmd(self, comm, *args): > + c = cmd("ssh " + self.name + " " + shlex.quote(comm), *args) > + return c.stdout, c.stderr, c.ret If I read correctly the above will do a full ssh handshake for each command. If the test script/setup is complex, I think/fear the overhead could become a bit cumbersome. Would using something alike Fabric to create a single connection at endpoint instantiation time and re-using it for all the command be too much? Thanks, Paolo