Python FTP file transfer example

Author: OmkarPathak

Programs/P76_PythonFTP.py

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+# Author: OMKAR PATHAK
+
+# For transfering files to your another/local computer, you will have to install a FTP
+# Daemon. Execute following for doing the same:
+# 1. sudo apt-get install vsftpd
+# 2. service vsftpd start
+# 3. sudo cp /etc/vsftpd.conf /etc/vsftpd.conf.orig
+# 4. sudo nano /etc/vsftpd.conf
+
+# Now change the following settings in that file:
+#
+# anonymous_enable=NO             # disable  anonymous login
+# local_enable=YES		# permit local logins
+# write_enable=YES		# enable FTP commands which change the filesystem
+# local_umask=022		        # value of umask for file creation for local users
+# dirmessage_enable=YES	        # enable showing of messages when users first enter a new directory
+# xferlog_enable=YES		# a log file will be maintained detailing uploads and downloads
+# connect_from_port_20=YES        # use port 20 (ftp-data) on the server machine for PORT style connections
+# xferlog_std_format=YES          # keep standard log file format
+# listen=NO   			# prevent vsftpd from running in standalone mode
+# listen_ipv6=YES		        # vsftpd will listen on an IPv6 socket instead of an IPv4 one
+# pam_service_name=vsftpd         # name of the PAM service vsftpd will use
+# userlist_enable=YES  	        # enable vsftpd to load a list of usernames
+# tcp_wrappers=YES  		# turn on tcp wrappers
+
+import ftplib
+
+def ftp_upload(ftpObj, pathToSend, pathToRecv, fileType='TXT'):
+    """
+    A function for uploading files to an FTP server
+    @param ftpObj: The file transfer protocol object
+    @param path: The path to the file to upload
+    """
+    with open(pathToSend, 'rb') as fobj:
+        ftpObj.storlines('STOR ' + pathToRecv, fobj)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    ftp = ftplib.FTP('127.0.0.1')
+    ftp.login('omkarpathak', '8149omkar')
+    print('Logged in..')
+
+    pathToSend = '/home/omkarpathak/Desktop/output.txt'
+    pathToRecv = '/home/omkarpathak/Documents/output.txt'
+    ftp_upload(ftp, pathToSend, pathToRecv)
+
+    ftp.quit()