Not tested but should be close: import os import shutil
files = ['file1.txt'] source_directory = '/tmp/source/' destination_directory = '/tmp/destination/' for file in files: src=os.path.join(source_directory, file dst=os.path.join(destination_directory, file if os.path.exists(os.path.join(source_directory, file): shutil.copy(src, dst) -Larry Bates [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > can anyone help me with this... > > I want to search for a list for files in a given directory and if it > exists copy them to destination directory > > so what i am looking for is : > > file = 'file1.txt' > source_directory = '/tmp/source/' > destination_directory = '/tmp/destination/' > > so If the file exists in source_directory cp that file to the > destination_directory.. > > hope I am clear > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list