On 05/12/16 16:20, anatta anatta wrote:
> I however want to copy selective files.
> For example I like to copy only .txt files only
> How could I do this selective copying?
By applying an if test just before you copy
filetype = '.txt' # or read it as an input
...
if sourcefile extension == filetype
copy sourcefile to destination
You can extract the extension using the
os.path module functions such as
splitext(p)
Split the extension from a pathname.
Extension is everything from the last dot to the end, ignoring
leading dots. Returns "(root, ext)"; ext may be empty.
(END)
> if not os.path.isfile(newLoc):
> try:
The if test goes right about here... or you could
even put it higher up before all your tests.
> shutil.copy2(oldLoc, newLoc)
> print 'File ' + f + ' copied.'
> except IOError:
> print 'file "' + f + '" already exists'
An alternative option is to use glob.glob on the current
folder to get a list of files that match your desired
pattern and copy only those files.
hth
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