ClearFTP.py

from ftplib import FTP
### Clean up all the mac resource fork files starting with ._ on FTP

def main():
	f = FTP('121.199.122.95')
	f.login('zsj2q1','e2d7t6c3')
	print ('logging in')
	clearDir(f,'htdocs')
	f.close()
	
def clearDir(f, remotedir):
	print 'current dir: ', remotedir
	try:
		f.cwd(remotedir)
	except ftplib.error_perm, msg:
		print "Can't chdir to", repr(remotedir), ":", repr(msg)
	else:
		subdirs = []
		listing = []
		filesfound = []
		f.retrlines('LIST -la', listing.append)
		for line in listing:
			words = line.split(None, 8)
			filename = words[-1].lstrip()
			mode = words[0]
			print filename
			if filename == '.' or filename == '..':
				continue
			if mode[0] == 'd':
				subdirs.append(filename)
				continue
			elif filename[0:2] == '._':
				print 'Delete ', remotedir, filename
				f.delete(filename)
		for subdir in subdirs:
			clearDir(f, subdir)
		f.cwd('..')


if __name__ == '__main__':
	main()