[Tutor] ftplib error

[Kent Johnson]

benmarkwell at gmail.com wrote:
> I'm trying to write a backup script to put files on a server.
> 
> --This is how I have begun:
> 
> 
> from ftplib import FTP
> 
> f = open(r'g:\dev\python\exercises\aaa.py', 'r')
> fname = r'g:\dev\python\exercises\aaa.py'
> 
> ftp = FTP('ftp.xxxx.com <http://ftp.xxxx.com>')
> ftp.login()
> 
> ftp.storlines ('STOR ' + fname, f)

fname should be just a bare name, e.g. 'aaa.py'. You have to ftp.cwd() 
to the correct directory yourself.

Here is a module I use for ftp upload, it has a nicer API than the bare 
ftplib:
http://www.nedbatchelder.com/code/modules/ftpupload.html

Kent