how to move files to another Directory in Python?

[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:

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 ?

[Stefano Mtangoo]

I will challenge myself to try that, but check this!
http://timgolden.me.uk/python/win32_how_do_i/copy-a-file.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_4618897_copy-files-shutil-module-python.html

[Stefano Mtangoo]

It was as easy as this :)
Don't worry, this is what python is :D

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

[ZielonySBS]

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 ?

[Stefano Mtangoo]

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! :)

[ZielonySBS]

evstevemd please write me that piece of code.

I have been strugled with it for two days.

[lllllIllIlllI]

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.

[sisayie]

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:

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

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)

[sisayie]

I hope this will help

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)

This one is simpler and more readable

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)

[sneekula]

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:

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.

[sneekula]

Use something like this that only moves files:

# move files from one directory to another
# if files alrady exist there, they will be overwritten
# retains original file date/time

import os
import shutil

# make sure that these directories exist
dir_src = "C:\\Python25\\ATest1\\"
dir_dst = "C:\\Python25\\ATest2\\" 

for file in os.listdir(dir_src):
    print file  # testing
    src_file = os.path.join(dir_src, file)
    dst_file = os.path.join(dir_dst, file)
    shutil.move(src_file, dst_file)

[longr59]

#!/usr/bin/python
import sys, os, time, shutil

print time.ctime()

path = "/home/richard/test/"
files = os.listdir(path)
files.sort()

for f in files:
	src = path+f
	dst = "/home/richard/Desktop/test/" +f
	shutil.move(src, dst)
print time.ctime()

[Gribouillis]

#!/usr/bin/python
import sys, os, time, shutil

print time.ctime()

path = "/home/richard/test/"
files = os.listdir(path)
files.sort()

for f in files:
	src = path+f
	dst = "/home/richard/Desktop/test/" +f
	shutil.move(src, dst)
print time.ctime()

Using functions from this code snippet and this code snippet, you can also write

with WorkingDirectory("/home/richard"):
    tgz = tar_cz("test")
with WorkingDirectory("/home/richard/Desktop"):
    tar_xz(tgz)

This only works if directory "test" is not too large, because the whole content is loaded in memory (but compressed).

[Tech B]

There is another way. Maybe try using os.popen()?

You could

for i in listdir("path-to-dir"):
os.popen("move "+i+"other-dir")

Idk that's just my take on it.

[Craig_2]

What about files specifc with specific names?

[Gribouillis]

What about files specifc with specific names?

I think it is best to describe your issue in details and start your own thread.