Issue
How do I copy a file in Python?
Solution
shutil
has many methods you can use. One of which is:
import shutil
shutil.copyfile(src, dst)
# 2nd option
shutil.copy(src, dst) # dst can be a folder; use shutil.copy2() to preserve timestamp
- Copy the contents of the file named
src
to a file nameddst
. Bothsrc
anddst
need to be the entire filename of the files, including path. - The destination location must be writable; otherwise, an
IOError
exception will be raised. - If
dst
already exists, it will be replaced. - Special files such as character or block devices and pipes cannot be copied with this function.
- With
copy
,src
anddst
are path names given asstr
s.
Another shutil
method to look at is shutil.copy2()
. It's similar but preserves more metadata (e.g. time stamps).
If you use os.path
operations, use copy
rather than copyfile
. copyfile
will only accept strings.
Answered By - Swati Answer Checked By - Pedro (PHPFixing Volunteer)
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