Access and copy files to new directory using Python
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I have a textfile containing a list of file paths, which I want to access with Python, copy and paste into a new folder.
The file path list looks like this:
filepath1
filepath2
...
All files should be copied and pasted into a new folder (output_folder). How can I achieve this?
My code so far:
for filename in textfile:
text=filename.read()
for line in text:
line=filepath
#move filepath?
python file-io directory copy-paste
asked Nov 22 at 17:08
Dominik Scheld
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I have a textfile containing a list of file paths, which I want to access with Python, copy and paste into a new folder.
The file path list looks like this:
filepath1
filepath2
...
All files should be copied and pasted into a new folder (output_folder). How can I achieve this?
My code so far:
for filename in textfile:
text=filename.read()
for line in text:
line=filepath
#move filepath?
python file-io directory copy-paste
asked Nov 22 at 17:08
Dominik Scheld
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Possible duplicate of How to move a file in Python
– C.Nivs
Nov 22 at 17:14
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I have a textfile containing a list of file paths, which I want to access with Python, copy and paste into a new folder.
The file path list looks like this:
filepath1
filepath2
...
All files should be copied and pasted into a new folder (output_folder). How can I achieve this?
My code so far:
for filename in textfile:
text=filename.read()
for line in text:
line=filepath
#move filepath?
python file-io directory copy-paste
asked Nov 22 at 17:08
Dominik Scheld
498
I have a textfile containing a list of file paths, which I want to access with Python, copy and paste into a new folder.
The file path list looks like this:
filepath1
filepath2
...
All files should be copied and pasted into a new folder (output_folder). How can I achieve this?
My code so far:
for filename in textfile:
text=filename.read()
for line in text:
line=filepath
#move filepath?
python file-io directory copy-paste
python file-io directory copy-paste
asked Nov 22 at 17:08
Dominik Scheld
498
asked Nov 22 at 17:08
Dominik Scheld
498
edited Nov 22 at 17:56
asked Nov 22 at 17:08
Dominik Scheld
498
asked Nov 22 at 17:08
Dominik Scheld
498
asked Nov 22 at 17:08
Dominik Scheld
498
498
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Possible duplicate of How to move a file in Python
– C.Nivs
Nov 22 at 17:14
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Possible duplicate of How to move a file in Python
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Possible duplicate of How to move a file in Python
– C.Nivs
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Possible duplicate of How to move a file in Python
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I think you can use the shutil.copy function to achieve your goal. It would be something like this:
import shutil
import os
absolute_path = os.getcwd() # Stores original path.
os.makedirs("/output_folder") # Creates output_folder.
with open("filepaths.txt") as file:
for filepath in file.readlines():
path = filepath[:filepath.rfind("/")] # Extracts folder.
os.chdir(path) # Changes directory.
filename = filepath[filepath.rfind("/") + 1:] # Extracts filename.
filename = filename.replace("n","") # Gets rid of newline character.
shutil.copy(filename, absolute_path + "/output_folder/")
If it raises PermissionDenied error, comment the line that creates the output folder and create it manually in the working directory.
answered Nov 22 at 18:16
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I think you can use the shutil.copy function to achieve your goal. It would be something like this:
import shutil
import os
absolute_path = os.getcwd() # Stores original path.
os.makedirs("/output_folder") # Creates output_folder.
with open("filepaths.txt") as file:
for filepath in file.readlines():
path = filepath[:filepath.rfind("/")] # Extracts folder.
os.chdir(path) # Changes directory.
filename = filepath[filepath.rfind("/") + 1:] # Extracts filename.
filename = filename.replace("n","") # Gets rid of newline character.
shutil.copy(filename, absolute_path + "/output_folder/")
If it raises PermissionDenied error, comment the line that creates the output folder and create it manually in the working directory.
answered Nov 22 at 18:16
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I think you can use the shutil.copy function to achieve your goal. It would be something like this:
import shutil
import os
absolute_path = os.getcwd() # Stores original path.
os.makedirs("/output_folder") # Creates output_folder.
with open("filepaths.txt") as file:
for filepath in file.readlines():
path = filepath[:filepath.rfind("/")] # Extracts folder.
os.chdir(path) # Changes directory.
filename = filepath[filepath.rfind("/") + 1:] # Extracts filename.
filename = filename.replace("n","") # Gets rid of newline character.
shutil.copy(filename, absolute_path + "/output_folder/")
If it raises PermissionDenied error, comment the line that creates the output folder and create it manually in the working directory.
answered Nov 22 at 18:16
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I think you can use the shutil.copy function to achieve your goal. It would be something like this:
import shutil
import os
absolute_path = os.getcwd() # Stores original path.
os.makedirs("/output_folder") # Creates output_folder.
with open("filepaths.txt") as file:
for filepath in file.readlines():
path = filepath[:filepath.rfind("/")] # Extracts folder.
os.chdir(path) # Changes directory.
filename = filepath[filepath.rfind("/") + 1:] # Extracts filename.
filename = filename.replace("n","") # Gets rid of newline character.
shutil.copy(filename, absolute_path + "/output_folder/")
If it raises PermissionDenied error, comment the line that creates the output folder and create it manually in the working directory.
answered Nov 22 at 18:16
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I think you can use the shutil.copy function to achieve your goal. It would be something like this:
import shutil
import os
absolute_path = os.getcwd() # Stores original path.
os.makedirs("/output_folder") # Creates output_folder.
with open("filepaths.txt") as file:
for filepath in file.readlines():
path = filepath[:filepath.rfind("/")] # Extracts folder.
os.chdir(path) # Changes directory.
filename = filepath[filepath.rfind("/") + 1:] # Extracts filename.
filename = filename.replace("n","") # Gets rid of newline character.
shutil.copy(filename, absolute_path + "/output_folder/")
If it raises PermissionDenied error, comment the line that creates the output folder and create it manually in the working directory.
answered Nov 22 at 18:16
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Possible duplicate of How to move a file in Python
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