I have to automatically upload folders to an FTP using a Python script. I am able to upload a single file, but not folders with subfolders and files in them. I did a lot of search, but failed. Could some one help me out here? Thanks in advance.
#! /usr/bin/python
import ftplib
s = ftplib.FTP('serverip','usrname','password')
file = '/home/rock/test.txt'
ftppath = '/IT'
filename = "rak"
s.cwd(ftppath)
f = open(file,'rb')
s.storbinary('STOR ' + filename, f)
f.close()
s.quit()
You basically need to use os.walk() to grab those files and transfer them.
Here's a script I wrote for myself to do much of what your asking.
I wrote it a long time ago, so I'd probably do it differently if I wrote it again, but I get a lot of use out of it.
It imports psftplib, which is a wrapper I wrote for the putty sftp.
Feel free to remove these references, or grab the lib at:
http://code.google.com/p/psftplib/source/browse/trunk/psftplib.py
# -*- coding: utf8 -*-
'''This tool will ftp all the files in a given directory to a given location
if the file ftpallcfg.py exists in the directory it will be loaded and the values within it used,
with the current directory used as the source directory.
ftpallcfg.py file contains the following variables.
===========================
server = <server to ftp to>
username = <Username for access to given server>
remote_dir = <remote server directory>
encrypt= True/False
monitor = True/False
walk = True/False
===========================
'''
import ftplib
import os
import getpass
import sys
import time
import socket
import psftplib
__revision__ = 1.11
SLEEP_SECONDS = 1
class FtpAddOns():
PATH_CACHE = []
def __init__(self, ftp_h):
self.ftp_h = ftp_h
def ftp_exists(self, path):
'''path exists check function for ftp handler'''
exists = None
if path not in self.PATH_CACHE:
try:
self.ftp_h.cwd(path)
exists = True
self.PATH_CACHE.append(path)
except ftplib.error_perm, e:
if str(e.args).count('550'):
exists = False
else:
exists = True
return exists
def ftp_mkdirs(self, path, sep='/'):
'''mkdirs function for ftp handler'''
split_path = path.split(sep)
new_dir = ''
for server_dir in split_path:
if server_dir:
new_dir += sep + server_dir
if not self.ftp_exists(new_dir):
try:
print 'Attempting to create directory (%s) ...' % (new_dir),
self.ftp_h.mkd(new_dir)
print 'Done!'
except Exception, e:
print 'ERROR -- %s' % (str(e.args))
def _get_local_files(local_dir, walk=False):
'''Retrieve local files list
result_list == a list of dictionaries with path and mtime keys. ex: {'path':<filepath>,'mtime':<file last modified time>}
ignore_dirs == a list of directories to ignore, should not include the base_dir.
ignore_files == a list of files to ignore.
ignore_file_ext == a list of extentions to ignore.
'''
result_list = []
ignore_dirs = ['CVS', '.svn']
ignore_files = ['.project', '.pydevproject']
ignore_file_ext = ['.pyc']
base_dir = os.path.abspath(local_dir)
for current_dir, dirs, files in os.walk(base_dir):
for this_dir in ignore_dirs:
if this_dir in dirs:
dirs.remove(this_dir)
sub_dir = current_dir.replace(base_dir, '')
if not walk and sub_dir:
break
for this_file in files:
if this_file not in ignore_files and os.path.splitext(this_file)[-1].lower() not in ignore_file_ext:
filepath = os.path.join(current_dir, this_file)
file_monitor_dict = {
'path': filepath,
'mtime': os.path.getmtime(filepath)
}
result_list.append(file_monitor_dict)
return result_list
def monitor_and_ftp(server,
username,
password,
local_dir,
remote_dir,
encrypt=False,
walk=False):
'''Monitor local files and when an update is found connect and upload'''
print 'Monitoring changes in (%s).' % (os.path.abspath(local_dir))
print '(Use ctrl-c to exit)'
last_files_list = _get_local_files(local_dir)
while True:
try:
time.sleep(SLEEP_SECONDS)
latest_files_list = _get_local_files(local_dir)
files_to_update = []
for idx in xrange(len(latest_files_list)):
if idx < len(last_files_list):
# compare last modified times
if latest_files_list[idx]['mtime'] > last_files_list[idx]['mtime']:
files_to_update.append(latest_files_list[idx])
else:
# add the file to the list (new file)
files_to_update.append(latest_files_list[idx])
if files_to_update:
print
print 'Detected NEW or CHANGED file(s), attempting to send ...'
print
is_success = upload_all(server,
username,
password,
local_dir,
remote_dir,
files_to_update,
encrypt,
walk)
if not is_success:
break
else:
print '.',
last_files_list = latest_files_list[:] # copy the list to hold
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print
print 'Exiting.'
break
def upload_all(server,
username,
password,
base_local_dir,
base_remote_dir,
files_to_update=None,
encrypt=False,
walk=False):
'''Upload all files in a given directory to the given remote directory'''
continue_on = False
login_ok = False
server_connect_ok = False
base_local_dir = os.path.abspath(base_local_dir)
base_remote_dir = os.path.normpath(base_remote_dir)
if files_to_update:
local_files = files_to_update
else:
local_files = _get_local_files(base_local_dir, walk)
if local_files:
if not encrypt: # Use standard FTP
ftp_h = ftplib.FTP()
else: # Use sftp
ftp_h = psftplib.SFTP()
try:
ftp_h.connect(server)
server_connect_ok = True
except socket.gaierror, e:
print 'ERROR -- Could not connect to (%s): %s' % (server, str(e.args))
except IOError, e:
print 'ERROR -- File not found: %s' % (str(e.args))
except socket.error, e:
print 'ERROR -- Could not connect to (%s): %s' % (server, str(e.args))
ftp_path_tools = FtpAddOns(ftp_h)
if server_connect_ok:
try:
ftp_h.login(username,password)
print 'Logged into (%s) as (%s)' % (server, username)
login_ok = True
except ftplib.error_perm, e:
print 'ERROR -- Check Username/Password: %s' % (str(e.args))
except psftplib.ProcessTimeout, e:
print 'ERROR -- Check Username/Password (timeout): %s' % (str(e.args))
if login_ok:
for file_info in local_files:
filepath = file_info['path']
path, filename = os.path.split(filepath)
remote_sub_path = path.replace(base_local_dir, '')
remote_path = path.replace(base_local_dir, base_remote_dir)
remote_path = remote_path.replace('\\', '/') # Convert to unix style
if not ftp_path_tools.ftp_exists(remote_path):
ftp_path_tools.ftp_mkdirs(remote_path)
# Change to directory
try:
ftp_h.cwd(remote_path)
continue_on = True
except ftplib.error_perm, e:
print 'ERROR -- %s' % (str(e.args))
except psftplib.PsFtpInvalidCommand, e:
print 'ERROR -- %s' % (str(e.args))
if continue_on:
if os.path.exists(filepath):
f_h = open(filepath,'rb')
filename = os.path.split(f_h.name)[-1]
display_filename = os.path.join(remote_sub_path, filename)
display_filename = display_filename.replace('\\', '/')
print 'Sending (%s) ...' % (display_filename),
send_cmd = 'STOR %s' % (filename)
try:
ftp_h.storbinary(send_cmd, f_h)
f_h.close()
print 'Done!'
except Exception, e:
print 'ERROR!'
print str(e.args)
print
else:
print "WARNING -- File no longer exists, (%s)!" % (filepath)
ftp_h.quit()
print 'Closing Connection'
else:
print 'ERROR -- No files found in (%s)' % (base_local_dir)
return continue_on
if __name__ == '__main__':
import optparse
default_config_file = u'ftpallcfg.py'
# Create parser, and configure command line options to parse
parser = optparse.OptionParser()
parser.add_option("-l", "--local_dir",
dest="local_dir",
help="Local Directory (Defaults to CWD)",
default='.')
parser.add_option("-r", "--remote_dir",
dest="remote_dir",
help="[REQUIRED] Target Remote directory",
default=None)
parser.add_option("-u", "--username",
dest="username",
help="[REQUIRED] username",
default=None)
parser.add_option("-s","--server",
dest="server",
help="[REQUIRED] Server Address",
default=None)
parser.add_option("-e", "--encrypt",
action="store_true",
dest="encrypt",
help="Use sftp",
default=False)
parser.add_option("-m",
action="store_true",
dest="monitor",
help="Keep process open and monitor changes",
default=False)
parser.add_option("-w",
action="store_true",
dest="walkdir",
help="Walk sub directories of the given directory to find files to send.",
default=False)
(options,args) = parser.parse_args()
if (options.username and options.server and options.remote_dir) or \
os.path.exists(default_config_file):
local_dir = options.local_dir
if os.path.exists(default_config_file):
sys.path.append('.')
import ftpallcfg
try:
server = ftpallcfg.server
username = ftpallcfg.username
remote_dir = ftpallcfg.remote_dir
encrypt = ftpallcfg.encrypt
monitor = ftpallcfg.monitor
walk = ftpallcfg.walk
except AttributeError, e:
print "ERROR --", str(e.args)
print
print 'Value(s) missing in %s file! The following values MUST be included:' % (default_config_file)
print '================================'
print 'server = <server to ftp to>'
print 'username = <Username for access to given server>'
print 'remote_dir = <remote server directory>'
print 'encrypt= True/False'
print 'monitor = True/False'
print 'walk == True/False'
print '================================'
sys.exit()
else:
server = options.server
username = options.username
remote_dir = options.remote_dir
encrypt = options.encrypt
monitor = options.monitor
walk = options.walkdir
# get the user password
prompt = 'Password (%s@%s): ' % (username, server)
if os.isatty(sys.stdin.fileno()):
p = getpass.getpass(prompt)
else:
#p = sys.stdin.readline().rstrip()
p = raw_input(prompt).rstrip()
if options.encrypt:
print '>> Using sftp for secure transfers <<'
print
if monitor:
try:
monitor_and_ftp(server,username,p,local_dir, remote_dir, encrypt, walk)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print 'Exiting...'
else:
try:
upload_all(server, username, p, local_dir, remote_dir, [], encrypt, walk)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print 'Exiting...'
else:
print 'ERROR -- Required option not given!'
print __revision__
print __doc__
print
parser.print_help()
I recently came into this problem and figured out a recursive function to solve it.
import ftplib
import os
server = 'localhost'
username = 'generic_user'
password = 'password'
myFTP = ftplib.FTP(server, username, password)
myPath = r'c:\temp'
def uploadThis(path):
files = os.listdir(path)
os.chdir(path)
for f in files:
if os.path.isfile(path + r'\{}'.format(f)):
fh = open(f, 'rb')
myFTP.storbinary('STOR %s' % f, fh)
fh.close()
elif os.path.isdir(path + r'\{}'.format(f)):
myFTP.mkd(f)
myFTP.cwd(f)
uploadThis(path + r'\{}'.format(f))
myFTP.cwd('..')
os.chdir('..')
uploadThis(myPath) # now call the recursive function
EDIT 20/12/2017:
I have written a project in GitHub for this purpose. Click for details!
There are good answers above but i also want to add a good one using ftputil package. If you need to upload files from local directory to ftp directory, you can use this recursive function:
def upload_dir(localDir, ftpDir):
list = os.listdir(localDir)
for fname in list:
if os.path.isdir(localDir + fname):
if(ftp_host.path.exists(ftpDir + fname) != True):
ftp_host.mkdir(ftpDir + fname)
print(ftpDir + fname + " is created.")
upload_dir(localDir + fname + "/", ftpDir + fname + "/")
else:
if(ftp_host.upload_if_newer(localDir + fname, ftpDir + fname)):
print(ftpDir + fname + " is uploaded.")
else:
print(localDir + fname + " has already been uploaded.")
If you decide to use this function, you have to connect ftp using ftputil package. For this, you can use this snippet:
with ftputil.FTPHost("ftp_host", "ftp_username", "ftp_password") as ftp_host:
So, we're almost done. The last thing is usage of the function for beginners like me:
local_dir = "D:/Projects/.../"
ftp_dir = "/.../../"
upload_dir(local_dir, ftp_dir)
The most important thing is "/" character at the end of paths. You need to put it at the end. Finally, i want to share entire code:
with ftputil.FTPHost("ftp_host", "ftp_username", "ftp_password") as ftp_host:
def upload_dir(localDir, ftpDir):
list = os.listdir(localDir)
for fname in list:
if os.path.isdir(localDir + fname):
if(ftp_host.path.exists(ftpDir + fname) != True):
ftp_host.mkdir(ftpDir + fname)
print(ftpDir + fname + " is created.")
upload_dir(localDir + fname + "/", ftpDir + fname + "/")
else:
if(ftp_host.upload_if_newer(localDir + fname, ftpDir + fname)):
print(ftpDir + fname + " is uploaded.")
else:
print(localDir + fname + " has already been uploaded.")
local_dir = "D:/Projects/.../"
ftp_dir = "/.../../"
upload_dir(local_dir, ftp_dir)
Maybe you try ftpsync.py. If this one doesn't helps, try google search on python ftpsync and you get a lot of answers.
using ftputil:
import os
import ftputil
import ftputil.session
def upload_dir(root):
root = unicode(root, 'utf-8')
for dir_name, _, dir_files in os.walk(root):
local = os.path.join(os.curdir, dir_name)
remote = ftp_host.path.join(ftp_host.curdir, dir_name)
if not ftp_host.path.exists(remote):
print 'mkdir:', local, '->', remote
ftp_host.mkdir(remote)
for f in dir_files:
local_f = os.path.join(local, f)
remote_f = ftp_host.path.join(remote, f)
print 'upload:', local_f, '->', remote_f
ftp_host.upload(local_f, remote_f)
sf = ftputil.session.session_factory(use_passive_mode=True)
with ftputil.FTPHost('HOST', 'USER', 'PASS', session_factory=sf) as ftp_host:
upload_dir('DIR')
It is easy to use lftp to upload folders to an FTP. I use this in my Python script to move folders to FTP
Python script:
#! /usr/bin/python
import subprocess
subprocess.call(["bash", ftp_script, username, password, ftp, folder_to_move, src,folder_name_in_destination])
ftp_script:
lftp -u $1,$2 $3 <<EOF
mkdir $4
lcd $5
cd $6
mirror --reverse
EOF
