Python: How to get list of file and use wildcard in FTP directory?

Question

I\'m new to python. I want to access baseURL and eventually get a list of files in one of the sub-directories so I can download/unzip this file. The specific file extension can

Answer 1

You could use Python ftplib, https://docs.python.org/3/library/ftplib.html, as a ftp client. I don't think wildcard downloads are support, so you'd have to do something along the lines of...

1. Login to the FTP server
2. Navigate to the desired directory
3. Get a listing of the files, iterate thorough the files and match according to the desired file format
4. Download desired files