Retrieve FTP directory with hidden files

[Oliver Fromme]

Lothar Scholz <dummy at scriptolutions.com> wrote:
 > I use  the standard  ftplib.FTP  class and get the listing wia
 > ftp.retrlines('LIST mydir')
 > but this does not get hidden files like ".htaccess"

This should work:

ftp.voidcmd("CWD mydir")
ftp.retrlines("LIST -a")

But of course you're at the mercy of the FTP server -- if
it insists on not returning "hidden" files to you, there's
nothing you can do about it.

 > and more important
 > i can't delete directories because they are not empty.

Correct.  You have to delete the files in them first.  The
FTP protocol (RFC959) does not specify recursive removal of
directories, as far as I remember.

Best regards
   Oliver

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