Python module ftplib FTP_TLS - Error 530
I'm using Python 2.7 on ubuntu 11.10 distribution.
I have a problem with ftplib module and FTP_TLS connection. On my ftp server there is vsftp
When try a connection I receive this error:
ftplib.error_perm: 530 Please login with USER and PASS.
This is my code:
from ftplib import FTP_TLS
ftp = FTP_TLS( '192.168.1.5' )
ftp.login( 'user' , 'password')
ftp.close()
Anyway if I use the simple FTP connection, ftp = FTP('192.168.1.5') , it works!
But I need FTP_TLS connection. I tried also to insert param ftp.auth() and ftp.prot_p() but nothing happens.
Answer
The FTP_TLS class doesn't seem to handle logins very well right now. Unfortunately, you have to explicitly send those commands to the server yourself.
from ftplib import FTP_TLS
# Do *not* specify the user and password in the FTP_TLS constructor arguments.
# Doing so will cause ftplib to try to login, resulting in the 530 error.
ftp = FTP_TLS('ftp.somewhere.com')
ftp.sendcmd('USER myusername') # '331 Please specify the password.'
ftp.sendcmd('PASS mypassword') # '230 Login successful.'