Python script for creating zip file in remote server - remote-desktop

Question

I want to write a python script that connects to the remote server and creates a zip file in the remote server which consists of specific files present in remote server itself. I have written the below script :
c = paramiko.SSHClient()
c.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
c.connect('15.100.1.1', username='user', password='123')
sftp=c.open_sftp()
c.exec_command("cd 'C:\\Program Files\\temp'")
filenames = ['a.txt','b.txt','c.txt']
zf = zipfile.ZipFile('files.zip', mode='w')
for fname in filenames:
zf.write(fname)
zf.close()
sftp.close()
c.close()
But instead of creating zip file in remote server, the zip file gets created in the local machine itself. Can anyone please help me in this.....

Answer 1

When you create the zip-file you refer to a local file files.zip:
zf = zipfile.ZipFile('files.zip', mode='w')
You never tell it to create the file remotely. But you could probably (haven't tried it myself) create a remote file and send the handle to ZipFile. The issue with that is that you will run the zipping on you local machine instead of on the remote machine. That will have all your files be moved over network back and forth to no use other than creating the remote file. Try to do the zipping directly on the remote machine instead!

Answer 2

As UlfR says,
"Try to do the zipping directly on the remote machine". 
Since he (she?) didn't say how to do that, I suggest something like
c.exec_command("zip files.zip a.txt b.txt c.txt")

Answer 3

As suggested by G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica';
I would like to add that in order to create a zip in a specific location; use the following code:
import paramiko
host = "" #Enter host name
port = "" #Enter port number
username = "" #Enter username
password = "" #Enter password
ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
ssh.connect(host, port, username, password)
sftp = ssh.open_sftp()
Now, we can either zip a group of files, single file or a directory.
#1 to Zip a single file
ssh.exec_command("zip /location_to_save_zip/zipname.zip /location_of_file/file1.txt")
#2 To zip multiple files
ssh.exec_command("zip /location_to_save_zip/zipname.zip /location_of_file/file1.txt /location_of_file/file2.txt")
#3 To zip a folder
ssh.exec_command("zip -r /location_to_save_zip/zipname.zip /location_of_directory")
Close the SFTP and Paramiko SSH Client connection
sftp.close()
ssh.close()