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python-2.7
Hadi shamqoli
Hadi shamqoli

Reputation: 50

How can i move files from one directory to another?

I am beginner in python . I want to move some files from one directory to another. I just now i have to use some modules like Os and Shutil. and i write this code but it return an error:

import shutil
import os
source = os.listdir("/tmp/")
destination = "/tmp/newfolder/"
for files in source:
    if files.endswith(".txt"):
        shutil.move(files,destination)

please help me

Upvotes: 2

Views: 7176

Answers (1)

tobias_k
tobias_k

Reputation: 82949

This is kind of a wild guess, but I'm pretty sure that this is your problem, so I'll give it a try.

Note that os.listdir returns a list of filenames only; it does not include the directory that was the parameter to os.listdir. I.e., you have to tell shutils.move where to find those files! Also, you might have to create the destination directory, if it does not yet exist. Try this:

import shutil, os
source = "/tmp/"
destination = "/tmp/newfolder/"
if not os.path.exists(destination):
    os.makedirs(destination)                 # only if it does not yet exist
for f in os.listdir(source):
    if f.endswith(".txt"):
        shutil.move(source + f, destination) # add source dir to filename

Upvotes: 4

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