On 24 September 2012 02:22, Gregory Lund <gnj091...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > You're trying to open the directory as if it were a zipfile. You should > > pass in the path to a zipfile not to a folder. > > Agreed, but how do I do that "pass in the path to a zipfile'? > Using an if statement I presume? > > > > > > > I guess my first issue is to resolve the 'Permission denied' problem. > > > And, I know I need an 'if' statement, somehow... > > > Yes, the permission denied problem seems to be the first real > obstacle, but I can't figure it out. > I tried searching online but everything I found to try, didn't work. > The permission error is because you are trying to open a folder as if it were a file. The operating system does not give you permission to do this because it is a nonsensical operation. > Remove the folder paths from the list of paths. > > How can I remove the folder paths from the list of paths? > You can do it with a list comprehension: import os.path paths = [p for p in paths if os.path.isdir(p)] Oscar
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