sysrsync
Simple and safe python wrapper for calling system rsync
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need rsync automation in Python and can tolerate dormant maintenance. The package is stable and has no known vulnerabilities, but expect no active support or updates. Verify the unclear license before use in proprietary projects. Install friction is minimal and the API is straightforward; it's a reasonable choice for one-off scripts or internal tools where you control the rsync version.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires rsync to be installed on the system and accessible in PATH; Python 3.6 or later.
- Low install friction; pure Python wheel with a single runtime dependency (toml).
- Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2023-04-24 and last commit 2024-01-22, so expect no active bug fixes or feature updates.
License · maintenance · safety
(unclear) — License treatment is unclear; no SPDX identifier or raw license text is available in the metadata. Verify the actual license before use in proprietary or copyleft-sensitive contexts.
last release 2023-04-24 (1208 days) · last repo commit 2024-01-22 · 132 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 106,476 downloads/mo, #12,650 on PyPI
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pip install sysrsync
import sysrsync
sysrsync.run(source='/home/user/files',
destination='/home/server/files',
destination_ssh='myserver',
options=['-a'])- Whether the unclear license status reflects a missing declaration or a genuinely unresolved licensing question.
- Current compatibility with modern rsync versions and SSH configurations beyond what the description documents.
What it is and what it does
sysrsync is a Python wrapper around the system rsync command that abstracts away rsync's notoriously confusing trailing-slash behavior and provides a Pythonic API for file and directory synchronization. It handles local-to-local, local-to-remote, and remote-to-local transfers via SSH, with support for exclusion patterns, custom rsync options, private key authentication, and port configuration.
The package is designed for developers who need to script rsync operations without shell escaping or manual command construction. It runs rsync as a subprocess and returns a CompletedProcess object, raising RsyncError on non-zero exit codes when strict mode is enabled. Its main dependencies are minimal—only toml for configuration parsing—but it requires rsync to be installed on the host system.
Use it for
- Automate backup scripts that sync directories to remote servers over SSH with specific exclusion patterns.
- Build deployment pipelines that synchronize application files to production hosts with custom rsync options.
- Write data migration tools that transfer large file trees between local and remote systems with progress tracking.
- Integrate file synchronization into Python applications without spawning shell commands directly.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need rsync automation in Python and can tolerate dormant maintenance.
The package is stable and has no known vulnerabilities, but expect no active support or updates. Verify the unclear license before use in proprietary projects. Install friction is minimal and the API is straightforward; it's a reasonable choice for one-off scripts or internal tools where you control the rsync version.
Install
sysrsync on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction; pure Python wheel with a single runtime dependency (toml). Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2023-04-24 and last commit 2024-01-22, so expect no active bug fixes or feature updates.
Requires rsync to be installed on the system and accessible in PATH; Python 3.6 or later.
License in practice
License treatment is unclear; no SPDX identifier or raw license text is available in the metadata. Verify the actual license before use in proprietary or copyleft-sensitive contexts.
Quickstart
pip install sysrsync
import sysrsync
sysrsync.run(source='/home/user/files',
destination='/home/server/files',
destination_ssh='myserver',
options=['-a'])Verify before relying
- Whether the unclear license status reflects a missing declaration or a genuinely unresolved licensing question.
- Current compatibility with modern rsync versions and SSH configurations beyond what the description documents.
Package facts
| License | Not declared unclear |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.6,<4.0 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagetoml |
| Maintenance | Dormant 1,208 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 106,476 / month, #12,650 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: sysrsync-1.1.1-py3-none-any.whl
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