python · 2024-06-01

File copy functions in shutil

Helpful utility functions in the shutil module of the standard library for copying files.

• copyfile(src, dst, *, follow_symlinks=True) both src and dst can be either str or a path like object (for example, pathlib.Path). dst needs to be a file path, not a destination directory. Only copies file content, does not copy metadata.

• shutil.copy(src, dst, *, follow_symlinks=True) both src and dst can be either str or a path like object (for example, pathlib.Path). dst can be either a file path or the destination directory. Returns the path to the newly created file. Copies data and permissions, but does not copy other metadata like file creation and modification times. If you want to preserve all metadata use shutil.copy2(src, dst, *, follow_symlinks=True)

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