Copy from Directory save to USB

Question

I'm working on a project of mine. I want to copy a folder or file from a computer to my say USB stick. something along the lines of

    Original = open("Original.txt", "r")
    Copy = open('Copied.txt','w')

Just what do I add to make this run.

Let me just go into more depth here:

say I have a computer with a file on it, I know the file name and want to take it from the computer and save it on the USB stick that I inserted.

how do I tell my computer where to safe file and how do I load it.

take a look at your recommended/related questions. The answer is [here.](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/123198/how-do-i-copy-a-file-in-python?rq=1) — Paritosh Singh, Dec 03 '18 at 16:33

ParvBanks · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-03T18:07:35.140

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You can use the shutil module to copy files.

import shutil
shutil.copy(src="C:/Test/Original.txt", dst="F:/Original.txt")  
# This copies the same file from SRC (Source) into the DST (destination) USB (say F: drive) while retaining the filename.

edited Dec 03 '18 at 18:07

answered Dec 03 '18 at 16:45

ParvBanks

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You forgot a `"` at the end of the src argument – Louis Saglio Dec 03 '18 at 16:51
Thanks @LouisSaglio for pointing that out. Answer updated. :) – ParvBanks Dec 03 '18 at 18:08

Copy from Directory save to USB

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