get the creating date of files ftp python
connection = ftplib.FTP(**ftpCredentials) modifiedTime = connection.sendcmd('MDTM ' + fileName) # successful response: '213 20120222090254'
Here is what the above code is Doing:
1. The ftplib.FTP() function takes a dictionary of credentials.
2. The sendcmd() method sends a command to the FTP server and returns the response.
3. The MDTM command returns the last modified time of a file.