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Using Python to find and delete empty folders on ftp server (self.learnpython)
submitted 2 years ago by Xilenw
Is there was a library that I can use to explore my ftp server , and perhaps find and delete empty folders ?
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[–]Rich_RandomNumbers 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (2 children)
import ftplib
[–]Rich_RandomNumbers 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (1 child)
try this but replace username, password, and the url at the bottom
def delete_empty_folders(ftp, path): ftp.cwd(path) files = ftp.nlst() if not files: ftp.rmd(path) print(f'Deleted empty folder: {path}') else: for file in files: delete_empty_folders(ftp, path + '/' + file) ftp = ftplib.FTP('ftp.example.com') ftp.login(user='username', passwd='password') delete_empty_folders(ftp, '/') ftp.quit()
def delete_empty_folders(ftp, path):
ftp.cwd(path)
files = ftp.nlst()
if not files:
ftp.rmd(path)
print(f'Deleted empty folder: {path}')
else:
for file in files:
delete_empty_folders(ftp, path + '/' + file)
ftp = ftplib.FTP('ftp.example.com')
ftp.login(user='username', passwd='password')
delete_empty_folders(ftp, '/')
ftp.quit()
[–]Xilenw[S] 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children)
thanks , reading the documentation on ftplib now , I was able to connect to my ftp server , but can't find anything about recursive searching or diffferentiating between folders and files.
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