Method Name:
delete
Method Signature:
delete(fileName)
Returns:
An FTP success message like, 250 File successfully deleted or an error message like, 550 permission denied.
Exceptions:
- In case of permissions related failures it raises the exception error_perm and raises error_reply on other failures.
Overview:
- The method delete() removes a file, as specified by the parameter filename, permanently from an FTP server.
Example:
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# Example Python program that deletes a file # from an FTP server from ftplib import FTP
# Create an FTp instance ftpObject = FTP();
# Connect to the host ftpResponse = ftpObject.connect(host="ftpserver2connect"); print(ftpResponse);
# Login anonymously ftpResponse = ftpObject.login(); print(ftpResponse);
# Change to a specific folder ftpResponse = ftpObject.cwd("/uploadedfiles"); print(ftpResponse);
# Delete a file ftpResponse = ftpObject.delete("ToServer.txt"); print(ftpResponse); |
Output:
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220 (vsFTPd 3.0.3) 230 Login successful. 250 Directory successfully changed. 250 File successfully deleted. |