try: sav_ftp.chdir("/unicorn-bs.com/www/savorsk/") print "We are on FTP" sav_ftp.upload("D:\\savorsk\\folder1", "/unicorn-bs.com/www/savorsk/") except OSError: print "Error" For some reason, the error crashes: IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'D: \ savorsk \ folder1'
I can not understand the reason ...