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authorFred Drake <fdrake@acm.org>1998-03-12 06:04:53 (GMT)
committerFred Drake <fdrake@acm.org>1998-03-12 06:04:53 (GMT)
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@@ -3,16 +3,15 @@
\stmodindex{ftplib}
\indexii{FTP}{protocol}
-\setindexsubitem{(in module ftplib)}
-This module defines the class \code{FTP} and a few related items. The
-\code{FTP} class implements the client side of the FTP protocol. You
+This module defines the class \class{FTP} and a few related items. The
+\class{FTP} class implements the client side of the FTP protocol. You
can use this to write Python programs that perform a variety of
automated FTP jobs, such as mirroring other ftp servers. It is also
-used by the module \code{urllib} to handle URLs that use FTP. For
+used by the module \module{urllib} to handle URLs that use FTP. For
more information on FTP (File Transfer Protocol), see Internet \rfc{959}.
-Here's a sample session using the \code{ftplib} module:
+Here's a sample session using the \module{ftplib} module:
\begin{verbatim}
>>> from ftplib import FTP
@@ -28,23 +27,23 @@ dr-xr-srwt 105 ftp-usr pdmaint 1536 Mar 21 14:32 ..
.
>>> ftp.quit()
\end{verbatim}
-%
+
The module defines the following items:
-\begin{funcdesc}{FTP}{\optional{host\optional{\, user\, passwd\, acct}}}
+\begin{classdesc}{FTP}{\optional{host\optional{, user\optional{, passwd\optional{, acct}}}}}
Return a new instance of the \code{FTP} class. When
\var{host} is given, the method call \code{connect(\var{host})} is
made. When \var{user} is given, additionally the method call
\code{login(\var{user}, \var{passwd}, \var{acct})} is made (where
\var{passwd} and \var{acct} default to the empty string when not given).
-\end{funcdesc}
+\end{classdesc}
\begin{datadesc}{all_errors}
-The set of all exceptions (as a tuple) that methods of \code{FTP}
+The set of all exceptions (as a tuple) that methods of \class{FTP}
instances may raise as a result of problems with the FTP connection
(as opposed to programming errors made by the caller). This set
includes the four exceptions listed below as well as
-\code{socket.error} and \code{IOError}.
+\exception{socket.error} and \exception{IOError}.
\end{datadesc}
\begin{excdesc}{error_reply}
@@ -66,21 +65,21 @@ not begin with a digit in the range 1--5.
\subsection{FTP Objects}
-FTP instances have the following methods:
+\class{FTP} instances have the following methods:
-\setindexsubitem{(FTP object method)}
+\setindexsubitem{(FTP method)}
\begin{funcdesc}{set_debuglevel}{level}
Set the instance's debugging level. This controls the amount of
-debugging output printed. The default, 0, produces no debugging
-output. A value of 1 produces a moderate amount of debugging output,
-generally a single line per request. A value of 2 or higher produces
-the maximum amount of debugging output, logging each line sent and
-received on the control connection.
+debugging output printed. The default, \code{0}, produces no
+debugging output. A value of \code{1} produces a moderate amount of
+debugging output, generally a single line per request. A value of
+\code{2} or higher produces the maximum amount of debugging output,
+logging each line sent and received on the control connection.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{connect}{host\optional{\, port}}
-Connect to the given host and port. The default port number is 21, as
+\begin{funcdesc}{connect}{host\optional{, port}}
+Connect to the given host and port. The default port number is \code{21}, as
specified by the FTP protocol specification. It is rarely needed to
specify a different port number. This function should be called only
once for each instance; it should not be called at all if a host was
@@ -94,15 +93,15 @@ connection. (This message sometimes contains disclaimers or help
information that may be relevant to the user.)
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{login}{\optional{user\optional{\, passwd\optional{\, acct}}}}
+\begin{funcdesc}{login}{\optional{user\optional{, passwd\optional{, acct}}}}
Log in as the given \var{user}. The \var{passwd} and \var{acct}
parameters are optional and default to the empty string. If no
-\var{user} is specified, it defaults to \samp{anonymous}. If
+\var{user} is specified, it defaults to \code{'anonymous'}. If
\var{user} is \code{anonymous}, the default \var{passwd} is
\samp{\var{realuser}@\var{host}} where \var{realuser} is the real user
-name (glanced from the \samp{LOGNAME} or \samp{USER} environment
+name (glanced from the \envvar{LOGNAME} or \envvar{USER} environment
variable) and \var{host} is the hostname as returned by
-\code{socket.gethostname()}. This function should be called only
+\function{socket.gethostname()}. This function should be called only
once for each instance, after a connection has been established; it
should not be called at all if a host and user were given when the
instance was created. Most FTP commands are only allowed after the
@@ -125,9 +124,9 @@ Return nothing if a response code in the range 200--299 is received.
Raise an exception otherwise.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{retrbinary}{command\, callback\optional{\, maxblocksize}}
+\begin{funcdesc}{retrbinary}{command, callback\optional{, maxblocksize}}
Retrieve a file in binary transfer mode. \var{command} should be an
-appropriate \samp{RETR} command, i.e.\ \code{"RETR \var{filename}"}.
+appropriate \samp{RETR} command, i.e.\ \code{'RETR \var{filename}'}.
The \var{callback} function is called for each block of data received,
with a single string argument giving the data block.
The optional \var{maxblocksize} argument specifies the maximum chunk size to
@@ -136,47 +135,47 @@ read on the low-level socket object created to do the actual transfer
\var{callback}). A reasonable default is chosen.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{retrlines}{command\optional{\, callback}}
+\begin{funcdesc}{retrlines}{command\optional{, callback}}
Retrieve a file or directory listing in \ASCII{} transfer mode.
\var{command} should be an appropriate \samp{RETR} command (see
-\code{retrbinary()} or a \samp{LIST} command (usually just the string
-\code{"LIST"}). The \var{callback} function is called for each line,
+\method{retrbinary()} or a \samp{LIST} command (usually just the string
+\code{'LIST'}). The \var{callback} function is called for each line,
with the trailing CRLF stripped. The default \var{callback} prints
the line to \code{sys.stdout}.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{storbinary}{command\, file\, blocksize}
+\begin{funcdesc}{storbinary}{command, file, blocksize}
Store a file in binary transfer mode. \var{command} should be an
appropriate \samp{STOR} command, i.e.\ \code{"STOR \var{filename}"}.
-\var{file} is an open file object which is read until EOF using its
-\code{read()} method in blocks of size \var{blocksize} to provide the
+\var{file} is an open file object which is read until \EOF{} using its
+\method{read()} method in blocks of size \var{blocksize} to provide the
data to be stored.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{storlines}{command\, file}
+\begin{funcdesc}{storlines}{command, file}
Store a file in \ASCII{} transfer mode. \var{command} should be an
-appropriate \samp{STOR} command (see \code{storbinary()}). Lines are
-read until EOF from the open file object \var{file} using its
-\code{readline()} method to privide the data to be stored.
+appropriate \samp{STOR} command (see \method{storbinary()}). Lines are
+read until \EOF{} from the open file object \var{file} using its
+\method{readline()} method to privide the data to be stored.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{nlst}{argument\optional{\, \ldots}}
+\begin{funcdesc}{nlst}{argument\optional{, \ldots}}
Return a list of files as returned by the \samp{NLST} command. The
optional \var{argument} is a directory to list (default is the current
server directory). Multiple arguments can be used to pass
non-standard options to the \samp{NLST} command.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{dir}{argument\optional{\, \ldots}}
+\begin{funcdesc}{dir}{argument\optional{, \ldots}}
Return a directory listing as returned by the \samp{LIST} command, as
a list of lines. The optional \var{argument} is a directory to list
(default is the current server directory). Multiple arguments can be
used to pass non-standard options to the \samp{LIST} command. If the
last argument is a function, it is used as a \var{callback} function
-as for \code{retrlines()}.
+as for \method{retrlines()}.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{rename}{fromname\, toname}
+\begin{funcdesc}{rename}{fromname, toname}
Rename file \var{fromname} on the server to \var{toname}.
\end{funcdesc}
@@ -195,12 +194,12 @@ Return the pathname of the current directory on the server.
\begin{funcdesc}{quit}{}
Send a \samp{QUIT} command to the server and close the connection.
This is the ``polite'' way to close a connection, but it may raise an
-exception of the server reponds with an error to the \code{QUIT}
+exception of the server reponds with an error to the \samp{QUIT}
command.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{close}{}
Close the connection unilaterally. This should not be applied to an
already closed connection (e.g.\ after a successful call to
-\code{quit()}.
+\method{quit()}.
\end{funcdesc}