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Documented FTP.set_pasv().

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Fred Drake 1999-03-18 16:08:54 +00:00
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\section{\module{ftplib} ---
FTP protocol client.}
FTP protocol client}
\declaremodule{standard}{ftplib}
\modulesynopsis{FTP protocol client (requires sockets).}
\indexii{FTP}{protocol}
This module defines the class \class{FTP} and a few related items.
The \class{FTP} class implements the client side of the FTP protocol.
You can use this to write Python programs that perform a variety of
automated FTP jobs, such as mirroring other ftp servers. It is also
used by the module \module{urllib} to handle URLs that use FTP. For
more information on FTP (File Transfer Protocol), see Internet
\rfc{959}.
The \class{FTP} class implements the client side of the FTP
protocol.\indexii{FTP}{protocol} You can use this to write Python
programs that perform a variety of automated FTP jobs, such as
mirroring other ftp servers. It is also used by the module
\refmodule{urllib} to handle URLs that use FTP. For more information
on FTP (File Transfer Protocol), see Internet \rfc{959}.
Here's a sample session using the \module{ftplib} module:
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\end{excdesc}
\subsection{FTP Objects}
\label{ftp-objects}
\subsection{FTP Objects \label{ftp-objects}}
\class{FTP} instances have the following methods:
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Log in as the given \var{user}. The \var{passwd} and \var{acct}
parameters are optional and default to the empty string. If no
\var{user} is specified, it defaults to \code{'anonymous'}. If
\var{user} is \code{anonymous}, the default \var{passwd} is
\var{user} is \code{'anonymous'}, the default \var{passwd} is
\samp{\var{realuser}@\var{host}} where \var{realuser} is the real user
name (glanced from the \envvar{LOGNAME} or \envvar{USER} environment
variable) and \var{host} is the hostname as returned by
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the line to \code{sys.stdout}.
\end{methoddesc}
\begin{methoddesc}{set_pasv}{boolean}
Enable ``passive'' mode if \var{boolean} is true, other disable
passive mode.
\end{methoddesc}
\begin{methoddesc}{storbinary}{command, file, blocksize}
Store a file in binary transfer mode. \var{command} should be an
appropriate \samp{STOR} command, i.e.\ \code{"STOR \var{filename}"}.