Try this from the interpreter: import ftplib help(ftplib)
The module is pretty easy to use. If you'll be doing anything with `http', then visit urllib2: import urllib2 help(urllib2) I think urllib2 will take `ftp' urls: ftp://user:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/dir/file_to_get hth, jw On 9/13/05, swarna pulavarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am new to this Python group and to Python . I need to retrieve data from > an arbitrary URL and save it to a file. > Can anyone tell me how to retrieve "any" data using FTP modules in Python ? > And also, Can you suggest me some books and online references to get > familiar with Python and especially FTP modules in Python ? > > Your help is appreciated ! > > Swarna. > > ________________________________ > Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. > > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
