Python-FTP download all files in directory

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I’ve managed to crack this, so now posting the relevant bit of code for future visitors:

filenames = ftp.nlst() # get filenames within the directory
print filenames

for filename in filenames:
    local_filename = os.path.join('C:\\test\\', filename)
    file = open(local_filename, 'wb')
    ftp.retrbinary('RETR '+ filename, file.write)

    file.close()

ftp.quit() # This is the “polite” way to close a connection

This worked for me on Python 2.5, Windows XP.

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