(Chilkat2-Python) Download Directory Tree

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

Chilkat2 Python Downloads install with pip pip3 install chilkat2 or download... Python Module for Windows, Linux, Alpine Linux, MacOS, Solaris

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()