Jwely · March 4, 2024 11:39 · chrisbeardy · Mar 21, 2018 · aamosse · Oct 2, 2018
diff --git a/download_ftp_tree.py b/download_ftp_tree.py
 import ftplib
 import os
 import re

 """
 MIT license: 2017 - Jwely

 Example usage:
 ``` python
 import ftplib
 ftp = ftplib.FTP(mysite, username, password)
 download_ftp_tree(ftp, remote_dir, local_dir)
 ```

 The code above will look for a directory called "remote_dir" on the ftp host, and then duplicate the
 directory and its entire contents into the "local_dir".

 *** Note that if wget is an option, I recommend using that instead ***

 """


 def _is_ftp_dir(ftp_handle, name, guess_by_extension=True):
    """ simply determines if an item listed on the ftp server is a valid directory or not """

    # if the name has a "." in the fourth to last position, its probably a file extension
    # this is MUCH faster than trying to set every file to a working directory, and will work 99% of time.
    if guess_by_extension is True:
        if len(name) >= 4:
            if name[-4] == '.':
                return False

    original_cwd = ftp_handle.pwd()  # remember the current working directory
    try:
        ftp_handle.cwd(name)  # try to set directory to new name
        ftp_handle.cwd(original_cwd)  # set it back to what it was
        return True

    except ftplib.error_perm as e:
        print(e)
        return False

    except Exception as e:
        print(e)
        return False


 def _make_parent_dir(fpath):
    """ ensures the parent directory of a filepath exists """
    dirname = os.path.dirname(fpath)
    while not os.path.exists(dirname):
        try:
            os.makedirs(dirname)
            print("created {0}".format(dirname))
        except OSError as e:
            print(e)
            _make_parent_dir(dirname)


 def _download_ftp_file(ftp_handle, name, dest, overwrite):
    """ downloads a single file from an ftp server """
    _make_parent_dir(dest.lstrip("/"))
    if not os.path.exists(dest) or overwrite is True:
        try:
            with open(dest, 'wb') as f:
                ftp_handle.retrbinary("RETR {0}".format(name), f.write)
            print("downloaded: {0}".format(dest))
        except FileNotFoundError:
            print("FAILED: {0}".format(dest))
    else:
        print("already exists: {0}".format(dest))


 def _file_name_match_patern(pattern, name):
    """ returns True if filename matches the pattern"""
    if pattern is None:
        return True
    else:
        return bool(re.match(pattern, name))


 def _mirror_ftp_dir(ftp_handle, name, overwrite, guess_by_extension, pattern):
    """ replicates a directory on an ftp server recursively """
    for item in ftp_handle.nlst(name):
        if _is_ftp_dir(ftp_handle, item, guess_by_extension):
            _mirror_ftp_dir(ftp_handle, item, overwrite, guess_by_extension, pattern)
        else:
            if _file_name_match_patern(pattern, name):
                _download_ftp_file(ftp_handle, item, item, overwrite)
            else:
                # quietly skip the file
                pass


 def download_ftp_tree(ftp_handle, path, destination, pattern=None, overwrite=False, guess_by_extension=True):
    """
    Downloads an entire directory tree from an ftp server to the local destination
    :param ftp_handle: an authenticated ftplib.FTP instance
    :param path: the folder on the ftp server to download
    :param destination: the local directory to store the copied folder
    :param pattern: Python regex pattern, only files that match this pattern will be downloaded.
    :param overwrite: set to True to force re-download of all files, even if they appear to exist already
    :param guess_by_extension: It takes a while to explicitly check if every item is a directory or a file.
        if this flag is set to True, it will assume any file ending with a three character extension ".???" is
        a file and not a directory. Set to False if some folders may have a "." in their names -4th position.
    """
    path = path.lstrip("/")
    original_directory = os.getcwd()  # remember working directory before function is executed
    os.chdir(destination)  # change working directory to ftp mirror directory

    _mirror_ftp_dir(
        ftp_handle,
        path,
        pattern=pattern,
        overwrite=overwrite,
        guess_by_extension=guess_by_extension)

    os.chdir(original_directory)  # reset working directory to what it was before function exec


 if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Example usage mirroring all jpg files in an FTP directory tree.
    mysite = "some_ftp_site"
    username = "anonymous"
    password = None
    remote_dir = ""
    local_dir = ""
    pattern = ".*\.jpg$"
    ftp = ftplib.FTP(mysite, username, password)
    download_ftp_tree(ftp, remote_dir, local_dir, pattern=pattern, overwrite=False, guess_by_extension=True)
	import ftplib
	import os
	import re

	"""
	MIT license: 2017 - Jwely

	Example usage:
	``` python
	import ftplib
	ftp = ftplib.FTP(mysite, username, password)
	download_ftp_tree(ftp, remote_dir, local_dir)
	```

	The code above will look for a directory called "remote_dir" on the ftp host, and then duplicate the
	directory and its entire contents into the "local_dir".

	* Note that if wget is an option, I recommend using that instead *

	"""


	def _is_ftp_dir(ftp_handle, name, guess_by_extension=True):
	""" simply determines if an item listed on the ftp server is a valid directory or not """

	# if the name has a "." in the fourth to last position, its probably a file extension
	# this is MUCH faster than trying to set every file to a working directory, and will work 99% of time.
	if guess_by_extension is True:
	if len(name) >= 4:
	if name[-4] == '.':
	return False

	original_cwd = ftp_handle.pwd() # remember the current working directory
	try:
	ftp_handle.cwd(name) # try to set directory to new name
	ftp_handle.cwd(original_cwd) # set it back to what it was
	return True

	except ftplib.error_perm as e:
	print(e)
	return False

	except Exception as e:
	print(e)
	return False


	def _make_parent_dir(fpath):
	""" ensures the parent directory of a filepath exists """
	dirname = os.path.dirname(fpath)
	while not os.path.exists(dirname):
	try:
	os.makedirs(dirname)
	print("created {0}".format(dirname))
	except OSError as e:
	print(e)
	_make_parent_dir(dirname)


	def _download_ftp_file(ftp_handle, name, dest, overwrite):
	""" downloads a single file from an ftp server """
	_make_parent_dir(dest.lstrip("/"))
	if not os.path.exists(dest) or overwrite is True:
	try:
	with open(dest, 'wb') as f:
	ftp_handle.retrbinary("RETR {0}".format(name), f.write)
	print("downloaded: {0}".format(dest))
	except FileNotFoundError:
	print("FAILED: {0}".format(dest))
	else:
	print("already exists: {0}".format(dest))


	def _file_name_match_patern(pattern, name):
	""" returns True if filename matches the pattern"""
	if pattern is None:
	return True
	else:
	return bool(re.match(pattern, name))


	def _mirror_ftp_dir(ftp_handle, name, overwrite, guess_by_extension, pattern):
	""" replicates a directory on an ftp server recursively """
	for item in ftp_handle.nlst(name):
	if _is_ftp_dir(ftp_handle, item, guess_by_extension):
	_mirror_ftp_dir(ftp_handle, item, overwrite, guess_by_extension, pattern)
	else:
	if _file_name_match_patern(pattern, name):
	_download_ftp_file(ftp_handle, item, item, overwrite)
	else:
	# quietly skip the file
	pass


	def download_ftp_tree(ftp_handle, path, destination, pattern=None, overwrite=False, guess_by_extension=True):
	"""
	Downloads an entire directory tree from an ftp server to the local destination
	:param ftp_handle: an authenticated ftplib.FTP instance
	:param path: the folder on the ftp server to download
	:param destination: the local directory to store the copied folder
	:param pattern: Python regex pattern, only files that match this pattern will be downloaded.
	:param overwrite: set to True to force re-download of all files, even if they appear to exist already
	:param guess_by_extension: It takes a while to explicitly check if every item is a directory or a file.
	if this flag is set to True, it will assume any file ending with a three character extension ".???" is
	a file and not a directory. Set to False if some folders may have a "." in their names -4th position.
	"""
	path = path.lstrip("/")
	original_directory = os.getcwd() # remember working directory before function is executed
	os.chdir(destination) # change working directory to ftp mirror directory

	_mirror_ftp_dir(
	ftp_handle,
	path,
	pattern=pattern,
	overwrite=overwrite,
	guess_by_extension=guess_by_extension)

	os.chdir(original_directory) # reset working directory to what it was before function exec


	if __name__ == "__main__":
	# Example usage mirroring all jpg files in an FTP directory tree.
	mysite = "some_ftp_site"
	username = "anonymous"
	password = None
	remote_dir = ""
	local_dir = ""
	pattern = ".*\.jpg$"
	ftp = ftplib.FTP(mysite, username, password)
	download_ftp_tree(ftp, remote_dir, local_dir, pattern=pattern, overwrite=False, guess_by_extension=True)