import paramiko
import time
import os
import datetime
from openpyxl import Workbook
from openpyxl import load_workbook
from inspect import getsourcefile
from os.path import abspath
from subprocess import Popen

gateLink = paramiko.SSHClient()
gateLink.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
deviceName = 'systemthing'
userName = 'steve'
password = 'something'
gateLink.connect(deviceName, username=userName, password=passWord)
talkGate = gateLink.invoke_shell()

#Rest of program goes here...