Method Name:
getwelcome
Method Signature:
getwelcome()
Return Value:
A Python string containing the welcome message sent by the FTP server.
Parameters:
None.
Overview:
- When the connection is established with the FTP server, a 220 message is sent to the client. This message could be long containing greetings, welcome message or policies that are to be adhered.
- The getwelcome() method returns this message. The same message is returned by the connect() method as well.
Example:
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from ftplib import FTP
hostName = "publicftpserverthatallowstesting.com";
# Create an FTP instance ftpObject = FTP("");
ftpResponse = ftpObject.connect("hostName"); ftpResponse = ftpObject.login(user="demo", passwd="password");
# Get the welcome message from server welcomeMessage = ftpObject.getwelcome();
# This message is the same as the value of the ftpResponse variable # after the connect method print(welcomeMessage); |
Output:
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220 Connection successful to the hypothetical publicftpserverthatallowstesting.com. Welcome! |