Python : How to copy files from one location to another using shutil.copy()

Just check the example code

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import shutil

# Copy file to another directory

newPath = shutil.copy('sample1.txt', '/home/varung/test')

print("Path of copied file : ", newPath)

#Path of copied file :  /home/varung/test/sample1.txt

#Copy a file with new name

newPath = shutil.copy('sample1.txt', '/home/varung/test/sample2.txt')

print("Path of copied file : ", newPath)

#Path of copied file :  /home/varung/test/sample2.txt

# Copy a symbolic link as a new link

newPath = shutil.copy('/home/varung/test/link.csv', '/home/varung/test/sample2.csv')

print("Path of copied file : ", newPath)

#Path of copied file :  /home/varung/test/sample2.csv

# Copy target file pointed by symbolic link

newPath = shutil.copy('/home/varung/test/link.csv', '/home/varung/test/newlink.csv', follow_symlinks=False)

print("Path of copied file : ", newPath)

#Path of copied file :  /home/varung/test/newlink.csv

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find pdf file (or some exe file) in directories and copy it to another directory, python sample code

import os

import glob

from shutil import copyfile

files = []

start_dir = '/Volumes/input/'

output_path = '/Volumes/output/'

pattern = "*.pdf"

total = 0

for dir,_,_ in os.walk(start_dir):

files.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(dir,pattern)))

for i,v in enumerate(files):

#found pdf files

print(total,i,v)

#extract filename only

filename = v.split('/')[-1]

#make new filename and output path

output_filename = output_path + str(total) + '_' + filename

#if file exist? then no copy

exist = glob.glob(output_filename)

#if not copy

if len(exist) == 0:

copyfile(v, output_filename)

#print out copied filename

print('copy! : ', output_filename)

#increase global count

total += 1