python - Paramiko channel stucks when reading large ouput

Question

I have a code where i am executing a command on remote Linux machine and reading the output using Paramiko. The code def looks like this:

ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
ssh.connect(IPAddress, username=user['username'], password=user['password'])


chan = self.ssh.get_transport().open_session()

chan.settimeout(10800)

try:
    # Execute thecommand
    chan.exec_command(cmd)

    contents = StringIO.StringIO()

    data = chan.recv(1024)

    # Capturing data from chan buffer.
    while data:
        contents.write(data)
        data = chan.recv(1024)

except socket.timeout:
    raise socket.timeout


output = contents.getvalue()

return output,chan.recv_stderr(600),chan.recv_exit_status()

The above code works for small outputs, but it gets stuck for larger outputs.

Is there any buffer related issue in here?

Answer 1

I am posting the final code which worked with inputs from Bruce Wayne( :) )

ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
ssh.connect(IPAddress, username=user['username'], password=user['password'])

chan = self.ssh.get_transport().open_session()
chan.settimeout(10800)

try:
    # Execute the given command
    chan.exec_command(cmd)

    # To capture Data. Need to read the entire buffer to capture output
    contents = StringIO.StringIO()
    error = StringIO.StringIO()

    while not chan.exit_status_ready():
        if chan.recv_ready():
            data = chan.recv(1024)
            #print "Indside stdout"
            while data:
                contents.write(data)
                data = chan.recv(1024)

        if chan.recv_stderr_ready():            
            error_buff = chan.recv_stderr(1024)
            while error_buff:
                error.write(error_buff)
                error_buff = chan.recv_stderr(1024)

    exit_status = chan.recv_exit_status()

except socket.timeout:
    raise socket.timeout

output = contents.getvalue()
error_value = error.getvalue()

return output, error_value, exit_status