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ftplib Module

The ftplib module implements FTP client functionality for transferring files to and from FTP servers.

Complexity Reference

Operation Time Space Notes
connect() O(1) O(1) TCP connection
List files O(n) O(n) n = files
Transfer O(n) O(n) n = file size

Connecting and Transferring Files

Basic FTP Operations

from ftplib import FTP

# Connect - O(1)
ftp = FTP('ftp.example.com')
ftp.login('user', 'password')

# List files - O(n)
files = ftp.nlst()
print(files)

# Download file - O(n)
with open('local.txt', 'wb') as f:
    ftp.retrbinary('RETR remote.txt', f.write)

# Upload file - O(n)
with open('local.txt', 'rb') as f:
    ftp.storbinary('STOR remote.txt', f)

# Disconnect - O(1)
ftp.quit()