def safe_copy(self,src,out_dir):
if not os.path.exists(out_dir):
os.makedirs(out_dir)
name = os.path.basename(src)
shutil.move(src,os.path.join(out_dir,'{}'.format(append_timestamp(name))))
safe_copy("\\\\server\\drive\\folder\\filename","\\\\server\\drive\\folder2")
I have the above function to move the file from source folder to destination folder. This function is working but the file is moving without the file extension and the file became unsupported.
Can anyone please advise me on this issue.
def safe_copy(src,out_dir):
if not os.path.exists(out_dir):
os.makedirs(out_dir)
name = os.path.basename(src)
shutil.move(src,os.path.join(out_dir,'{}'.format(append_timestamp(name)) + "." + src.split(".")[-1]))
If you are using this move method. You need to add the extension in src file.
Related
I'm working with Python and have to move files from a folder to its sub-folder. I tried using shutil.move(), but it gives an error:
Cannot move a directory '%s' into itself
Here's the code:
for file in your_files:
if file in images:
shutil.move(your_folder, images_folder)
elif file in docs:
shutil.move(your_folder, docs_folder)
elif file in texts:
shutil.move(your_folder, texts_folder)
else:
shutil.move(your_folder, others_folder)
images_folder, docs_folder, texts_folder and others_folder are all sub-folders of your_folder.
How do I move files from your_folder to the corresponding sub-folders?
Everything is a file: A directory is a file. The destination directory is a file in the source folder.
You are trying to move the destination folder into it self.
You could:
Add an additional elif, to catch it and do nothing.
Ignore it.
I am making a python script to change the name of a file in a folder to the same name of the folder.
For example if a folder is called TestFolder and the txt file in the folder is called test, the script will make the file called TestFolder.txt.
But, how can make the script work outside of the directory it is located in?
Beneath is my code so far, i hope i explained it good enough.
import os
temp = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
src = "{temp}\\".format(temp=temp)
def renamer():
path = os.path.dirname(src)
folder = os.path.basename(path)
os.rename("{directory}\\{file}".format(directory=src, file=listDir()),
"{directory}\\{file}.txt".format(directory=src, file=folder))
def listDir():
for file in os.listdir(src):
if file.endswith(".txt"):
return file
def main():
print("Hello World")
print(listDir())
renamer()
print(listDir())
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
Your problem is that you went to some trouble to specify the script location as the renaming path:
temp = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
src = "{temp}\\".format(temp=temp)
def renamer():
path = os.path.dirname(src)
folder = os.path.basename(path)
The solution is simple: if you don't want the script's location as the path/folder, then don't do that. Put what you want in its place. Use the cwd (current working directory) to rename in the execution location; otherwise, re-code your program to accept a folder name as input. Either of these is readily available through many examples on line.
I know this is going to be frustratingly easy for many of you. I am just beginning to learn Python and need help with some basic file handling.
I take a lot of screenshots, which end up on my desktop (as this is the default setting). I am aware I can change the screenshot setting to save it somewhere else automatically. However, I think this program will be a good way to teach me how to sort files. I would like to use python to automatically sort through all the files on my desktop, identify those that end with .png (the default file type for screenshots), and simply move it to a folder I've named "Archive".
This is what I've got so far:
import os
import shutil
source = os.listdir('/Users/kevinconnell/Desktop/Test_Folder/')
destination = 'Archive'
for files in source:
if files.endswith('.png'):
shutil.move(source, destination)
I've played around with it plenty to no avail. In this latest version, I am encountering the following error when I run the program:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "pngmove_2.0.py", line 23, in
shutil.move(source, destination)
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 290, in move
TypeError: coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, list found
I am under the impression I have a sort of issue with the proper convention/syntax necessary for the source and destination. However, I've thus far been unable to find much help on how to fix it. I used os.path.abspath() to determine the file path you see above.
Thanks in advance for any help in preserving my sanity.
LATEST UPDATE
I believe I am very close to getting to the bottom of this. I'm sure if I continue to play around with it I'll figure it out. Just so everyone that's been helping me is updated...
This is the current code I'm working with:
import os
import shutil
sourcepath ='/Users/kevinconnell/Desktop/'
source = os.listdir(sourcepath)
destinationpath = '/Users/kevinconnell/Desktop/'
for files in source:
if files.endswith('.png'):
shutil.move(os.path.join(sourcepath,'Test_Folder'), os.path.join(destinationpath,'Archive'))
This works for renaming my 'Test_Folder' folder to 'Archive'. However, it moves all the files in the folder, instead of moving the files that end with '.png'.
You're trying to move the whole source folder, you need to specify a file path
import os
import shutil
sourcepath='C:/Users/kevinconnell/Desktop/Test_Folder/'
sourcefiles = os.listdir(sourcepath)
destinationpath = 'C:/Users/kevinconnell/Desktop/Test_Folder/Archive'
for file in sourcefiles:
if file.endswith('.png'):
shutil.move(os.path.join(sourcepath,file), os.path.join(destinationpath,file))
Another option is using glob module, which let's you specify file mask and retrieve list of desired files.
It should be as simple as
import glob
import shutil
# I prefer to set path and mask as variables, but of course you can use values
# inside glob() and move()
source_files='/Users/kevinconnell/Desktop/Test_Folder/*.png'
target_folder='/Users/kevinconnell/Dekstop/Test_Folder/Archive'
# retrieve file list
filelist=glob.glob(source_files)
for single_file in filelist:
# move file with full paths as shutil.move() parameters
shutil.move(single_file,target_folder)
Nevertheless, if you're using glob or os.listdir, remember to set full paths for source file and target.
Based on #Gabriels answer.
I have put some effort into this as, I like to "Categorize" my file types into folders. I now use this.
I believe this is what you are looking for, this was fun to figure out
This Script:
Shows Example files to be moved until you uncomment shutil.move
Is in Python3
Was Designed On a MacOSX
Will not create folders for you, it will throw an error
Can find and move files with extension you desire
Can be used to Ignore folders
Including the destination folder, should it be nested in your search folder
Can be found in my Github Repo
Example from Terminal:
$ python organize_files.py
filetomove: /Users/jkirchoff/Desktop/Screen Shot 2018-05-15 at 12.16.21 AM.png
movingfileto: /Users/jkirchoff/Pictures/Archive/Screen Shot 2018-05-15 at 12.16.21 AM.png
Script:
I named organize_files.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# =============================================================================
# Created On : MAC OSX High Sierra 10.13.4 (17E199)
# Created By : Jeromie Kirchoff
# Created Date: Mon May 14 21:46:03 PDT 2018
# =============================================================================
# Answer for: https://stackoverflow.com/a/23561726/1896134 PNG Archive
# NOTE: THIS WILL NOT CREATE THE DESTINATION FOLDER(S)
# =============================================================================
import os
import shutil
file_extensn = '.png'
mac_username = 'jkirchoff'
search_dir = '/Users/' + mac_username + '/Desktop/'
target_foldr = '/Users/' + mac_username + '/Pictures/Archive/'
ignore_fldrs = [target_foldr,
'/Users/' + mac_username + '/Documents/',
'/Users/' + mac_username + '/AnotherFolder/'
]
for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(search_dir):
for file in files:
if subdir not in ignore_fldrs and file.endswith(file_extensn):
# print('I would Move this file: ' + str(subdir) + str(file)
# # + "\n To this folder:" + str(target_foldr) + str(file)
# )
filetomove = (str(subdir) + str(file))
movingfileto = (str(target_foldr) + str(file))
print("filetomove: " + str(filetomove))
print("movingfileto: " + str(movingfileto))
# =================================================================
# IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS
# UNCOMMENT THE SHUTIL TO MOVE THE FILES
# =================================================================
# shutil.move(filetomove, movingfileto)
pass
elif file.endswith(file_extensn):
# print('Theres no need to move these files: '
# + str(subdir) + str(file))
pass
else:
# print('Theres no need to move these files either: '
# + str(subdir) + str(file))
pass
import os
import shutil
Folder_Target = input("Path Target which Contain The File Need To Move it: ")
File_Extension = input("What Is The File Extension ? [For Example >> pdf , txt , exe , ...etc] : ")
Folder_Path = input("Path To Move in it : ")
Transformes_Loges = input("Path To Send Logs Of Operation in : ")
x=0
file_logs=open(Transformes_Loges+"\\Logs.txt",mode="a+")
for folder, sub_folder, file in os.walk(Folder_Target):
for sub_folder in file:
if os.path.join(folder, sub_folder)[-3:]==File_Extension:
path= os.path.join(folder, sub_folder)
file_logs.write(path+" ===================== Was Moved to ========================>> "+Folder_Path )
file_logs.write("\n")
shutil.move(path, Folder_Path)
x+=1
file_logs.close()
print("["+str(x)+"]"+"File Transformed")
I would like to edit the file name of several files in a list of folders and export the entire file to a new folder. While I was able to rename the file okay, the contents of the file didn't migrate over. I think I wrote my code to just create a new empty file rather than edit the old one and move it over to a new directory. I feel that the fix should be easy, and that I am missing a couple of important lines of code. Below is what I have so far:
import libraries
import os
import glob
import re
directory
directory = glob.glob('Z:/Stuff/J/extractions/test/*.fsa')
The two files in the directory look like this when printed out
Z:/Stuff/J/extractions/test\c2_D10.fsa
Z:/Stuff/J/extractions/test\c3_E10.fsa
for fn in directory:
print fn
this script was designed to manipulate the file name and export the manipulated file to a another folder
for fn in directory:
output_directory = 'Z:/Stuff/J/extractions/test2'
value = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(fn))[0]
matchObj = re.match('(.*)_(.*)', value, re.M|re.I)
new_fn = fn.replace(str(matchObj.group(0)), str(matchObj.group(2)) + "_" + str(matchObj.group(1)))
base = os.path.basename(new_fn)
v = open(os.path.join(output_directory, base), 'wb')
v.close()
My end result is the following:
Z:/Stuff/J/extractions/test2\D10_c2.fsa
Z:/Stuff/J/extractions/test2\E10_c3.fsa
But like I said the files are empty (0 kb) in the output_directory
As Stefan mentioned:
import shutil
and replace:
v = open(os.path.join(output_directory, base), 'wb')
v.close()
with:
shutil.copyfile (fn, os.path.join(output_directory, base))
If I'am not wrong, you are only opening the file and then you are immediately closing it again?
With out any writing to the file it is surely empty.
Have a look here:
http://docs.python.org/2/library/shutil.html
shutil.copyfile(src, dst) ;)
How can you check the contents of a file with python, and then copy a file from the same folder and move it to a new location?
I have Python 3.1 but i can just as easily port to 2.6
thank you!
for example
import os,shutil
root="/home"
destination="/tmp"
directory = os.path.join(root,"mydir")
os.chdir(directory)
for file in os.listdir("."):
flag=""
#check contents of file ?
for line in open(file):
if "something" in line:
flag="found"
if flag=="found":
try:
# or use os.rename() on local
shutil.move(file,destination)
except Exception,e: print e
else:
print "success"
If you look at the shutil doc, under .move() it says
shutil.move(src, dst)ΒΆ
Recursively move a file or directory to another location.
If the destination is on the current filesystem, then simply use rename.
Otherwise, copy src (with copy2()) to the dst and then remove src.
I guess you can use copy2() to move to another file system.
os.listdir() and shutil.move().