Top "Shutil" questions

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 …

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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/* …

python shutil copytree

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/…

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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 …

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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 "…

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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' …

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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.…

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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 …

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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 …

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How to Copy Files Fast

It takes at least 3 times longer to copy files with shutil.copyfile() versus to a regular right-click-copy > right-click-paste using …

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