Python Standard Library

Module ftplib :: Class Netrc

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_ClassType Netrc

Class to parse & provide access to 'netrc' format files.

See the netrc(4) man page for information on the file format.

WARNING: This class is obsolete -- use module netrc instead.

Instance Methods [hide private]

__init__(self, filename=None)

get_hosts(self)
Return a list of hosts mentioned in the .netrc file.

get_account(self, host)
Returns login information for the named host.

get_macros(self)
Return a list of all defined macro names.

get_macro(self, macro)
Return a sequence of lines which define a named macro.

Class Variables [hide private]

__defuser = None __defpasswd = None __defacct = None

Method Details [hide private]

Returns login information for the named host.

The return value is a triple containing userid, password, and the accounting field.

Python Standard Library