Download several files at once using FTP

[chawes]

I am new to python and I am using the FTP module to retrieve files via FTP. This is a sample of my code:

buffer = StringIO.StringIO()
ftp.retrbinary('RETR CAT3.TXT', buffer.write)
ftp.retrbinary('RETR CAT4.TXT', buffer.write)

When I view the buffer the only information I see is the last file info which is CAT4.TXT. Is there a way I can create a list of these files?

Thanks.

[bartonc]

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[bartonc]

I am new to python and I am using the FTP module to retrieve files via FTP. This is a sample of my code:

buffer = StringIO.StringIO()
ftp.retrbinary('RETR CAT3.TXT', buffer.write)
ftp.retrbinary('RETR CAT4.TXT', buffer.write)

When I view the buffer the only information I see is the last file info which is CAT4.TXT. Is there a way I can create a list of these files?

Thanks.

>>> import StringIO
>>> for i in range(3):
...     exec("buffer%d = StringIO.StringIO()" %i)
...     
>>> buffer0
<StringIO.StringIO instance at 0x02FDC8A0>
>>> buffer1
<StringIO.StringIO instance at 0x02FDCEB8>
>>> buffer2
<StringIO.StringIO instance at 0x03038B98>
>>>