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Chilkat2-Python

Use Explicit FTP over TLS

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Demonstrates how to connect to an FTP server using explicit FTP over TLS.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

ftp = chilkat2.Ftp2()

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.your-ftp-server.com"
ftp.Username = "ftpAccountLogin"
ftp.Password = "ftpAccountPassword"

# Indicate that the "AUTH TLS" command should be use to convert the connection to TLS
# after the initial TCP connection to port 21 is established.
ftp.AuthTls = True

# Connect and convert the connection to TLS automatically.
success = ftp.ConnectOnly()
if (success != True):
    print(ftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

success = ftp.LoginAfterConnectOnly()
if (success != True):
    print(ftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("TLS connection established and successfully authenticated.")