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A Python module which contains a number of utility methods for file or directory operations, such as copying, moving, etc.

The Python shutil module offers a number of high-level operations on files and collections of files. In particular, functions are provided which support file copying and removal.

Documentation: https://docs.python.org/3.2/library/shutil.html

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How do I copy an entire directory of files into an existing directory using Python?

Run the following code from a directory that contains a directory named bar (containing one or more files) and a directory named baz (also containing one or more files). Make sure there is not a directory named foo. import…
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Copy directory contents into a directory with python

I have a directory /a/b/c that has files and subdirectories. I need to copy the /a/b/c/* in the /x/y/z directory. What python methods can I use? I tried shutil.copytree("a/b/c", "/x/y/z"), but python tries to create /x/y/z and raises an error…
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shutil.rmtree fails on Windows with 'Access is denied'

In Python, when running shutil.rmtree over a folder that contains a read-only file, the following exception is printed: File "C:\Python26\lib\shutil.py", line 216, in rmtree rmtree(fullname, ignore_errors, onerror) File…
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Move and replace if same file name already exists?

Here is below code which will move and replace individual file: import shutil import os src = 'scrFolder' dst = './dstFolder/' filelist = [] files = os.listdir( src ) for filename in files: filelist.append(filename) fullpath = src + '/' +…
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python copy files by wildcards

I am learning python (python 3) and I can copy 1 file to a new directory by doing this import shutil shutil.copyfile('C:/test/test.txt', 'C:/lol/test.txt') What I am now trying to do is to copy all *.txt files from C:/ to C:/test *.txt is a…
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Compressing directory using shutil.make_archive() while preserving directory structure

I'm trying to zip a directory called test_dicoms to a zip file named test_dicoms.zip using the following code: shutil.make_archive('/home/code/test_dicoms', 'zip', '/home/code/test_dicoms') The problem is that when I unzip it, all of the files that…
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Python Pathlib path object not converting to string

I am trying to use Shutil to copy a pdf file using path objects from Pathlib, however when I run my code I get the error "str object is not callable" when converting my paths back to strings using str(). Any explanation for why this is occurring…
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shutil.rmtree() clarification

I have read the documentation for this function, however, I dont think I understand it properly. If anyone can tell me what I'm missing, or if I am correct, it would be a great help. Here is my understanding: using the shutil.rmtree(path) function,…
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How to Copy Files Fast

What is the fastest way to copy files in a python program? It takes at least 3 times longer to copy files with shutil.copyfile() versus to a regular right-click-copy > right-click-paste using Windows File Explorer or Mac's Finder. Is there any…
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using shutil.copyfile I get a Python IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied:

I have some python code using shutil.copyfile: import os import shutil src='C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\FilesPy' des='C:\Documents and…
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what does shutil (in Python) mean?

I knew what this module is for, I just don't know why they choose this name - shutil. It is hard to remember this kind of "random" name if I don't know where it come from. Please give me some hints, thanks.
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Filter directory when using shutil.copytree?

Is there a way I can filter a directory by using the absolute path to it? shutil.copytree(directory, target_dir, ignore = shutil.ignore_patterns("/Full/Path/To/aDir/Common")) This doesn't seem to work when trying to…
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shutil.rmtree to remove readonly files

I want to use shutil.rmtree in Python to remove a directory. The directory in question contains a .git control directory, which git marks as read-only and hidden. The read-only flag causes rmtree to fail. In Powershell, I would do "del -force" to…
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Errno 2 using python shutil.py No such file or directory for file destination

I am using the shutil python module to copy files and directories on a linux redhat machine. I wrote the following method, which takes in 2 params: src (the path of the file or dir that is being collected) and destination (the desired new path of…
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Why is shutil.copytree not copying tree from source to destination?

I have a function: def path_clone( source_dir_prompt, destination_dir_prompt) : try: shutil.copytree(source_dir_prompt, destination_dir_prompt) print("Potentially copied?") except OSError as e: # If the error was…
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