capturing FTP server replies

[eclecticNancy]

I'm trying to access a server using FTP/SSL. I am using ftplib but don't have an ssl library (suggestions?) - In fact, any FTP/SSL help is welcome but my primary question here is more general.

I'm running interactive within PythonWin. I'm able to capture some of the server replies, but I think there are more. (I've been unable to duplicate from command prompt because with Py I know how to send additional commands before USER/PASS but I don't know how to do that from cmd.)

Here's what I've written:

    from ftplib import FTP

    print 'starting ftp'
    m = ftp = FTP()
    print m
    success = 1
    
    try:
        print 'ftp.connect(serverName, portNum)'        
        m = ftp.connect(serverName, portNum)
        print m
    except:
        print "Couldn't find server"
        success = 0
    if success:
        try:
            print "ftp.sendcmd('AUTH SSL')"
            m = ftp.sendcmd('AUTH SSL')
            print m
        except:
            print 'failed'
            success = 0          
    if success:
        try:
            print "ftp.sendcmd('USER ' + userName)"
            m = ftp.sendcmd('USER ' + userName)
            print m
        except:
            print 'USER ' + userName
            print 'login failed'
            success = 0

Here's what I see (with my username at xxxxxx):
(I'm using code tags to set it apart but it's the output)

starting ftp
<ftplib.FTP instance at 0x0162EA30>
ftp.connect(serverName, portNum)
220-Hello, Welcome to SecureTransport!
220-
220 Secure FTP Server ready.
ftp.sendcmd('AUTH SSL')
334 SSLv23/TLSv1
ftp.sendcmd('USER' + userName)
USER xxxxxx
login failed

Thanks for any help,

Nancy

 

[JustinEzequiel]

do not have a secure FTP site to test on but try

>>> import ftplib
>>> help(ftplib.FTP.set_debuglevel)
Help on method set_debuglevel in module ftplib:

set_debuglevel(self, level) unbound ftplib.FTP method
    Set the debugging level.
    The required argument level means:
    0: no debugging output (default)
    1: print commands and responses but not body text etc.
    2: also print raw lines read and sent before stripping CR/LF

>>> c = ftplib.FTP()
>>> c.set_debuglevel(2)
>>> c.connect('sp0234')
*get* '220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.12 beta\r\n'
*get* '220-written by Tim Kosse (Tim.Kosse@gmx.de)\r\n'
*get* '220 Please visit [URL unfurl="true"]http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/\r\n'[/URL]
*resp* '220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.12 beta\n220-written by Tim Kosse (Tim.Kosse@gmx.de)\n220 Please visit [URL unfurl="true"]http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/'[/URL]
'220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.12 beta\n220-written by Tim Kosse (Tim.Kosse@gmx.de)\n220 Please visit [URL unfurl="true"]http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/'[/URL]
>>> c.login('justin', '*****')
*cmd* 'USER justin'
*put* 'USER justin\r\n'
*get* '331 Password required for justin\r\n'
*resp* '331 Password required for justin'
*cmd* 'PASS ***********'
*put* 'PASS ***********\r\n'
*get* '230 Logged on\r\n'
*resp* '230 Logged on'
'230 Logged on'
>>> c.quit()
*cmd* 'QUIT'
*put* 'QUIT\r\n'
*get* '221 Goodbye\r\n'
*resp* '221 Goodbye'
'221 Goodbye'
>>> c.close()
>>>

 

[eclecticNancy]

Things got busy and I set this aside but am looking at it again today.

Your suggestion worked great. I'm still not able to connect but am getting the server replies - so thanks!