Re: Calling ftp commands from python

Thierry Lam wrote:
> Is it possible to run an ftp command to connect to some remote computer
> on the network.

If the remote computer is running an ftp server, yes. If not, no.

> For example, if I want to retrieve some data from
> \\remcomputer\datafiles on the network and copy it to my local
> computer, how do I do it in python on the Unix side?
>
> I don't want to use mount since I don't have permission.

http://miketeo.net/projects/pysmb/

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