Python - How to copy a file to the new location with a different name

Question

Here i am trying to copy a file from a source location to the target location.

from shutil import copy2
sourcefile = "file.avro"
targetdirectory = "/home"
copy2(soucefil,targetdirectory)

But i need to copy the file to the new location with a different name say file.avro.copy Is there any python library that can be used for renaming file while copying itself. Donot want to copy and rename in two different steps.

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score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 03 '20 at 11:55

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Use shtutil function 'copyfile(old_path, new_path)':

from shutil import copyfile

copyfile('myfile.txt', '/home/myfileCopy.txt')

answered Jul 03 '20 at 11:55

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Python - How to copy a file to the new location with a different name

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Use shtutil function 'copyfile(old_path, new_path)':