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"""

File transfer protocol used to send and receive files using FTP server.

Use credentials to provide access to the FTP client

Note: Do not use root username & password for security reasons

Create a seperate user and provide access to a home directory of the user

Use login id and password of the user created

cwd here stands for current working directory

"""

from ftplib import FTP

ftp = FTP('xxx.xxx.x.x') # Enter the ip address or the domain name here

ftp.login(user='username', passwd='password')

ftp.cwd('/Enter the directory here/')

"""

The file which will be received via the FTP server

Enter the location of the file where the file is received

"""

def receive_file(filename='example.txt'):

with open(filename, 'wb') as out_file:

ftp.retrbinary('RETR ' + filename, out_file.write, 1024)

ftp.quit()

"""

The file which will be sent via the FTP server

The file send will be send to the current working directory

"""

def send_file(filename='example.txt'):

with open(filename, 'rb') as in_file:

ftp.storbinary('STOR ' + filename, in_file)

ftp.quit()