Python - Copy folders from one directory to another directory (Copy only that folders that i have included in a txt files)

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I have to copy folders from one directory to another directory (Copy only that folders that I have included in a txt file)

I am able to copy all folders but how to copy only specific folders? Eg: I want to copy folder that starts with 111, so it should only copy the folder that starts with 111. So basically, I have to include certain folder names in a txt file and use that text file in my python code so that it would only copy the folders which are included in the txt file.

from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree

fromDirectory = "/a/b/c"

toDirectory = "/x/y/z"

copy_tree(fromDirectory, toDirectory)

Does this answer your question: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8858008/how-to-move-a-file — Adrien Kaczmarek, Jul 20 '20 at 13:32

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 20 '20 at 13:51

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You could use glob so to grab the files with the specific marker you're interested in:

import glob
import os

files = glob.glob('path/to/dir/111**')

for f in files:
    os.rename(f, os.path.join('path/to/new/dir', os.path.split(f)[1]))

answered Jul 20 '20 at 13:51

Michael Green

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if you're using a windows computer, make sure the paths are raw strings. IE `r'C:\users\username\desktop'` – Michael Green Jul 21 '20 at 13:22

Python - Copy folders from one directory to another directory (Copy only that folders that i have included in a txt files)

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