Python copy files to a new directory and rename if file name already exists

Python copy files to a new directory and rename if file name already exists

Sometimes it is just easier to start over… I apologize if there is any typo, I havent had the time to test it thoroughly.

movdir = rC:Scans
basedir = rC:Links
# Walk through all files in the directory that contains the files to copy
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(movdir):
    for filename in files:
        # I use absolute path, case you want to move several dirs.
        old_name = os.path.join( os.path.abspath(root), filename )

        # Separate base from extension
        base, extension = os.path.splitext(filename)

        # Initial new name
        new_name = os.path.join(basedir, base, filename)

        # If folder basedir/base does not exist... You dont want to create it?
        if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(basedir, base)):
            print os.path.join(basedir,base), not found 
            continue    # Next filename
        elif not os.path.exists(new_name):  # folder exists, file does not
            shutil.copy(old_name, new_name)
        else:  # folder exists, file exists as well
            ii = 1
            while True:
                new_name = os.path.join(basedir,base, base + _ + str(ii) + extension)
                if not os.path.exists(new_name):
                   shutil.copy(old_name, new_name)
                   print Copied, old_name, as, new_name
                   break 
                ii += 1

I always use the time-stamp – so its not possible, that the file exists already:

import os
import shutil
import datetime

now = str(datetime.datetime.now())[:19]
now = now.replace(:,_)

src_dir=C:\Users\Asus\Desktop\Versand Verwaltung\Versand.xlsx
dst_dir=C:\Users\Asus\Desktop\Versand Verwaltung\Versand_+str(now)+.xlsx
shutil.copy(src_dir,dst_dir)

Python copy files to a new directory and rename if file name already exists

For me shutil.copy is the best:

import shutil

#make a copy of the invoice to work with
src=invoice.pdf
dst=copied_invoice.pdf
shutil.copy(src,dst)

You can change the path of the files as you want.