ftplib with unknown file names

rbt rbt at athop1.ath.vt.edu
Mon Jan 10 12:34:22 EST 2005


How can I use ftplib to retrieve files when I do not know their names? I 
can do this to get a listing of the directory's contents:

ftp_server.retrlines('LIST')


The output from this goes to the console and I can't figure out how to 
turn that into something I can use to actually get the files (like a 
list of file names). I read a bit about the callback function that can 
be passed to retrlines but I couldn't figure out how to use it.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!



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