> I was able to solve it > by > " > dirList=os.listdir(src) > for fname in dirList: > print fname > ffname = '/home/joseph/Projects/Training/Python/example/One/'+fname
tip: use os.path.join for concatenating paths. It's smart, and (in principle) OS-agnostic. Also, if you use 'os.listdir(src)', why not use src again when assigning ffname? Cheers, Evert > print ffname > #shutil.copy(ffname,dst2) > shutil.move(ffname,dst3) > " > > > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Evert Rol <evert....@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi All >>> I am trying our "Python" . >>> My aim is to copy a file to a location and later removing the >>> file.I had written a small script which works.It works only if I >>> specify the source file name. I would like to make it work in a >>> scenario in which I do not know the name of the source file(the source >>> directory will have only one file at any time) >> >> Have a look at the os module, specifically os.listdir() >> The glob module could also be handy. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Evert >> >>> >>> I am posting the script which I have done,How to modify the script to >>> copy the source file even if I do not know the name of the file >>> my script is below >>> >>> ############################################### >>> #!/usr/bin/python >>> >>> # This script aims to copy file from one directoy to anothe and later >>> removing the files >>> # This script works when I know the source file name, I want to this >>> script to function even if I do not know the name of >>> # the file in "/home/joseph/Projects/Training/Python/example/One/" >>> >>> import shutil >>> # "FromOne" is a file in /home/joseph/Projects/Training/Python/example/One/ >>> src = "/home/joseph/Projects/Training/Python/example/One/FromOne" >>> # >>> dst2 = "/home/joseph/Projects/Training/Python/example/Two/" >>> dst3 = "/home/joseph/Projects/Training/Python/example/Three/" >>> # >>> >>> # >>> #shutil.move(src, dst) >>> shutil.copy(src,dst2) >>> shutil.move(src,dst3) >>> >>> ###################################### >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Thanks >>> Joseph John >>> http://www.oss101.com/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >>> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >> >> > > > > -- > Thanks > Joseph John > http://www.oss101.com/ _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
