(Chilkat2-Python) Download Directory Tree

Download a directory tree from an FTP server, re-creating it on the local filesystem.

Chilkat2 Python Downloads Python Module for Windows, Linux, Alpine Linux, MAC OS X, Solaris, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Raspberry Pi and other single board computers

import sys
import chilkat2

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

ftp = chilkat2.Ftp2()

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.Username = "test"
ftp.Password = "test"

# Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect()
if (success != True):
    print(ftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Set the current remote directory to the root of
# the tree to be downloaded.
# success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("/something");
# if (success != cktrue) { 
# 	println ftp.LastErrorText;
# 	return;
# }

# Download the entire tree, recreating it at c:/temp/something
success = ftp.DownloadTree("c:/temp/something2")
if (success != True):
    print(ftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

success = ftp.Disconnect()