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Copy folders to newly created folder and append - Filthy_McNasty - Feb-20-2017
This is the first part that works , basically created 3 new mandatory folders (1,2,3) in the main TEST directory and if user wants to add any new one they can do so. This is Python_1
import os
root_path = r"C:\TEST"
list_dir = []
while True:
userinput1 = raw_input("Enter the name for Folder1, Folder2, Folder3:")
list_dir.append(userinput1)
userinput2 = None
#ask user to respond 'yes' or 'no' as to whether they want to add another directory
while userinput2 != "yes" and userinput2 != "no":
userinput2 = raw_input("Would you like to add another directory? yes/no: ")
if userinput2 == "no":
break
for directory in list_dir:
os.mkdir(os.path.join(root_path, directory))
print 'New directories have been created'Now I need a new script that does the following: Creates new main folder WORKING within TEST, and copy all folders created in Python_1 into newly created WORKING folder with appended _working to the name of the copied folders.Any ideas?
Thank you very much for your help!
RE: Copy folders to newly created folder and append - Larz60+ - Feb-20-2017
change directory os.chdir
New folder os.mkdir (or use shutil)
RE: Copy folders to newly created folder and append - Filthy_McNasty - Feb-20-2017
But I have to use new script, I have to import Pytohn_1 into new script, not change directory and then I copy all created files ......
RE: Copy folders to newly created folder and append - wavic - Feb-20-2017
You can use shutil
import shutil shutil.copytree(source, destination)To rename folders you can use os.walk
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
if dirs:
for directory in dirs:
os.rename(directory, "{}_working".format(directory))
RE: Copy folders to newly created folder and append - Filthy_McNasty - Feb-21-2017
This created new Working folder but for some reason it does not coy created folders from Python_1, any idea where the error is:
import os import shutil root_path = r"C:\GEOS455\Assign2" new_main_folder = 'Working' new_root_path = os.path.join(root_path, new_main_folder) os.mkdir(new_root_path) list_dir = [] for directory in list_dir: src = os.path.join(root_path, directory) dest = os.path.join(new_root_path, directory + '_working') shutil.copytree(src, dest)
RE: Copy folders to newly created folder and append - wavic - Feb-21-2017
However, my renaming snippet doesn't work. But if get any directory and put it with absolute path in a list then renaming is just iterate over the list.