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How do I move a file in Python?

os.rename(), os.replace(), or shutil.move() All employ the same syntax: import os import shutil os.rename(“path/to/current/file.foo”, “path/to/new/destination/for/file.foo”) os.replace(“path/to/current/file.foo”, “path/to/new/destination/for/file.foo”) shutil.move(“path/to/current/file.foo”, “path/to/new/destination/for/file.foo”) The filename (“file.foo”) must be included in both the source and destination arguments. If it differs between the two, the file will be renamed as well as moved. The directory within which the new file is …

How to get folder name, in which given file resides, from pathlib.path?

by Tarik

It looks like there is a parents element that contains all the parent directories of a given path. E.g., if you start with: >>> import pathlib >>> p = pathlib.Path(‘/path/to/my/file’) Then p.parents[0] is the directory containing file: >>> p.parents[0] PosixPath(‘/path/to/my’) …and p.parents[1] will be the next directory up: >>> p.parents[1] PosixPath(‘/path/to’) Etc. p.parent is another …

Difference between os.getenv and os.environ.get

by Tarik

See this related thread. Basically, os.environ is found on import, and os.getenv is a wrapper to os.environ.get, at least in CPython. EDIT: To respond to a comment, in CPython, os.getenv is basically a shortcut to os.environ.get ; since os.environ is loaded at import of os, and only then, the same holds for os.getenv.

How to move a file in Python?

by Tarik

os.rename(), os.replace(), or shutil.move() All employ the same syntax: import os import shutil os.rename(“path/to/current/file.foo”, “path/to/new/destination/for/file.foo”) os.replace(“path/to/current/file.foo”, “path/to/new/destination/for/file.foo”) shutil.move(“path/to/current/file.foo”, “path/to/new/destination/for/file.foo”) Note that you must include the file name (file.foo) in both the source and destination arguments. If it is changed, the file will be renamed as well as moved. Note also that in the first two …