Move, copy, overwrite files in Python Shutil (Windows).ipynb

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   "source": [
    "import shutil\n",
    "import os\n",
    "#shutil.copy\n",
    "#shutil.move"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 2,
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    "collapsed": false
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   "source": [
    "src = r\"C:\\Users\\Moondra\\Desktop\\FOLDER A\""
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 3,
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    "collapsed": false
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   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "dest = r\"C:\\Users\\Moondra\\Desktop\\FOLDER B\""
   ]
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 4,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": false
   },
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "files = os.listdir(src)"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
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    "collapsed": false
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   "outputs": [
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     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "['file1.txt', 'file2.txt', 'New folder']"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 5,
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     "output_type": "execute_result"
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    "files"
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    "collapsed": true
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   "source": [
    "files2 = os.listdir(dest)"
   ]
  },
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    "files2"
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   "source": [
    "#chdir\n",
    "os.chdir(src)"
   ]
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     "name": "stdout",
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     "text": [
      "file1.txt I am file 1\n",
      "I am file 1 again\n",
      "file2.txt \n"
     ]
    },
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     "ename": "PermissionError",
     "evalue": "[Errno 13] Permission denied: 'New folder'",
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      "\u001b[1;31mPermissionError\u001b[0m: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'New folder'"
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    "for file in files:\n",
    "    with open(file) as f:\n",
    "        print(file, f.read())"
   ]
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     "ename": "PermissionError",
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      "\u001b[1;31mPermissionError\u001b[0m: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'New folder'"
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    "for file in files:\n",
    "   \n",
    "    shutil.copy(file, dest)"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 12,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": true
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   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "for file in files:\n",
    "    if os.path.isfile(file):\n",
    "        shutil.copy(file, dest) # second gotcha can be overwritten\n",
    "    "
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "# shutil.move and overwritting\n"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 14,
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    {
     "ename": "Error",
     "evalue": "Destination path 'C:\\Users\\Moondra\\Desktop\\FOLDER B\\file1.txt' already exists",
     "output_type": "error",
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      "\u001b[1;31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m",
      "\u001b[1;31mError\u001b[0m                                     Traceback (most recent call last)",
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      "\u001b[1;32mC:\\Users\\Moondra\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python36\\lib\\shutil.py\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36mmove\u001b[1;34m(src, dst, copy_function)\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m    534\u001b[0m         \u001b[0mreal_dst\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m=\u001b[0m \u001b[0mos\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mpath\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mjoin\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0mdst\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m,\u001b[0m \u001b[0m_basename\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0msrc\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m    535\u001b[0m         \u001b[1;32mif\u001b[0m \u001b[0mos\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mpath\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mexists\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0mreal_dst\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m:\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m--> 536\u001b[1;33m             \u001b[1;32mraise\u001b[0m \u001b[0mError\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[1;34m\"Destination path '%s' already exists\"\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m%\u001b[0m \u001b[0mreal_dst\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m\u001b[0;32m    537\u001b[0m     \u001b[1;32mtry\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m:\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m    538\u001b[0m         \u001b[0mos\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mrename\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0msrc\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m,\u001b[0m \u001b[0mreal_dst\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
      "\u001b[1;31mError\u001b[0m: Destination path 'C:\\Users\\Moondra\\Desktop\\FOLDER B\\file1.txt' already exists"
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    }
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   "source": [
    "#edit file1.txt for evidence\n",
    "#overwritting\n",
    "\n",
    "for file in files:\n",
    "    if os.path.isfile(file):\n",
    "        shutil.move(file, dest)"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 16,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": false
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   "outputs": [
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     "name": "stdout",
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     "text": [
      "C:\\Users\\Moondra\\Desktop\\FOLDER B\n",
      "C:\\Users\\Moondra\\Desktop\\FOLDER B\\file1.txt\n",
      "\n",
      "\n",
      "C:\\Users\\Moondra\\Desktop\\FOLDER B\n",
      "C:\\Users\\Moondra\\Desktop\\FOLDER B\\file2.txt\n",
      "\n",
      "\n"
     ]
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "for file in files:\n",
    "    if os.path.isfile(file):\n",
    "        print(dest)\n",
    "        full_dest = os.path.join(dest, file)\n",
    "        print(full_dest)\n",
    "        print(\"\\n\")\n",
    "        shutil.move(file, full_dest)"
   ]
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