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Feb 17th, 2009

how to move files to another Directory in Python?

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I have a company scanner but very often people forget to remove scanned (confidencial documents)

I want to create a script which will once day check a "/home/scanner" folder and if there are any files it moves them to my /home/Administrator folder.

I dont really dont know how to start. For now I create this:

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import shutil
 
src = "/home/scanner/."
dst = "/home/Administrator/"
 
shutil.move(src, dst)
import shutil

src = "/home/scanner/."
dst = "/home/Administrator/"

shutil.move(src, dst)

I know that os.walk() and listdir() shoud do a job but I donk know how to write a code.;-(

Would you be able to help me ?

Last edited by ZielonySBS; Feb 17th, 2009 at 6:36 pm.

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Re: how to move files to another Directory in Python?

I will challenge myself to try that, but check this!
http://timgolden.me.uk/python/win32_...py-a-file.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_4618897_copy...le-python.html

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Re: how to move files to another Directory in Python?

It was as easy as this

Don't worry, this is what python is

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import shutil
src = "C:\\steve_test\\Test_xp\\added"
dst = "C:\\steve_test\\Test_xp\\moved"
shutil.move(src, dst)
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src = "C:\\steve_test\\Test_xp\\added"
dst = "C:\\steve_test\\Test_xp\\moved"
shutil.move(src, dst)

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Re: how to move files to another Directory in Python?

this code is exctly like mine. The problem with it is that it works only once well.

In next execution it has an error that the Directory has already exist

I want to run a script once a day and move files from src = "/home/scanner/

to

dst = "/home/Administrator/"

File names will be always different so there is not a problem with it.

Ideally it would be:

Script run:

1. Checks if there is any files in directory /home/scanner/
2. if there is nothing then do nothing
else:
move (content of /home/scanner) to /home/Administrator/

Next day the same

Any ideas how to do it ?

Last edited by ZielonySBS; Feb 17th, 2009 at 9:15 pm.

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Re: how to move files to another Directory in Python?

Ok, I think you have to do Little trick here. Here is how I would go in such case:
1. I will take list of all files in scr directory
2. I will iterate in the list, moving each file to dst until I finish

I guess you know the right module and looping to do the job!

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Re: how to move files to another Directory in Python?

evstevemd please write me that piece of code.

I have been strugled with it for two days.

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Re: how to move files to another Directory in Python?

have you tried os.walk. That is a function that will iterate throught the files and sub directories of the folder you are talking about.

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Re: how to move files to another Directory in Python?

Click to Expand / Collapse Quote originally posted by ZielonySBS ...

I have a company scanner but very often people forget to remove scanned (confidencial documents)

I want to create a script which will once day check a "/home/scanner" folder and if there are any files it moves them to my /home/Administrator folder.

I dont really dont know how to start. For now I create this:
Python Syntax (Toggle Plain Text)
import shutil
 
src = "/home/scanner/."
dst = "/home/Administrator/"
 
shutil.move(src, dst)
import shutil src = "/home/scanner/." dst = "/home/Administrator/" shutil.move(src, dst)
I know that os.walk() and listdir() shoud do a job but I donk know how to write a code.;-(

Would you be able to help me ?

I hope this will help

[CODE = Python]
import os, subprocess
src = "/path/to/your/source/directory"
dst = "/path/to/your/destination/directory/"
listOfFiles = os.listdir(src)
for f in listOfFiles:
fullPath = src + "/" + f
subprocess.Popen("mv" + " " + fullPath + " " + dst,shell=True)
[/CODE]

Last edited by sisayie; Feb 20th, 2009 at 7:26 am.

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Click to Expand / Collapse Quote originally posted by sisayie ...

I hope this will help

[CODE = Python]
import os, subprocess
src = "/path/to/your/source/directory"
dst = "/path/to/your/destination/directory/"
listOfFiles = os.listdir(src)
for f in listOfFiles:
fullPath = src + "/" + f
subprocess.Popen("mv" + " " + fullPath + " " + dst,shell=True)
[/CODE]

This one is simpler and more readable

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import os
def move(src,dst):
src = "/path/to/your/source/directory"
dst = "/path/to/your/destination/directory/"
listOfFiles = os.listdir(src)
for f in listOfFiles:
fullPath = src + "/" + f
os.system ("mv"+ " " + src + " " + dst)
[/CODE]

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Re: how to move files to another Directory in Python?

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I have a company scanner but very often people forget to remove scanned (confidencial documents)

I want to create a script which will once day check a "/home/scanner" folder and if there are any files it moves them to my /home/Administrator folder.

I dont really dont know how to start. For now I create this:
Python Syntax (Toggle Plain Text)
import shutil
 
src = "/home/scanner/."
dst = "/home/Administrator/"
 
shutil.move(src, dst)
import shutil src = "/home/scanner/." dst = "/home/Administrator/" shutil.move(src, dst)
I know that os.walk() and listdir() shoud do a job but I donk know how to write a code.;-(

Would you be able to help me ?

When moving an entire directory with shutil.move will remove this directory, since it basically uses copy and then remove.

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