Hey guys, in this blog we will see a Python Program to Copy a File.
Using shutil module
from shutil import copyfile
copyfile("/root/a.txt", "/root/b.txt")
| Method | Preserves Permissions | Supports Directory as Destination | Copies Metadata | Supports file object |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| copy() | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| copyfile() | No | No | No | No |
| copy2() | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| copyfileobj() | No | No | No | Yes |
- Here we have used the copyfile() method from shutil python package.
- It takes 2 arguments; source file path and destination file path.
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