ftprmtree.py

def rmtree_ftp(ftp, path):
    """Recursively delete a directory tree on a remote server."""
    wd = ftp.pwd()

    try:
        names = ftp.nlst(path)
    except ftplib.all_errors as e:
        # some FTP servers complain when you try and list non-existent paths
        #_log.debug('FtpRmTree: Could not remove {0}: {1}'.format(path, e))
        return

    for name in names:
        if os.path.split(name)[1] in ('.', '..'):
            continue

        try:
            ftp.cwd(name)  # if we can cwd to it, it's a folder
            ftp.cwd(wd)  # don't try a nuke a folder we're in
            rmtree_ftp(ftp, name)
        except ftplib.all_errors:
            ftp.delete(name)

    try:
        ftp.rmd(path)
    except ftplib.all_errors as e:
        raise e