[Tutor] Change files

[Senthil_OR at Dell.com]

David,
 in getfiles, the os.getcwd() points the main programs cwd only and so
shutil.copy() fails.
so changing to name = os.path.join(root,name) helps us get the file in
the directory we checked against.
 
def getfiles(file1,file2,top):
    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(top):
        for dirname in dirs:
            print dirname
            for name in files:
                if name == file1:
                    name = os.path.join(root,name)
                    print "the name is" + name
                    shutil.copy(file2,name)
                    print "copied one file"
                    print os.getcwd()
 
import os
import shutil
#main
top = r'c:\temp'
a = os.getcwd()
filename = 'some.txt'
file1 = filename
file2 = a+ os.sep +filename
print file2
getfiles(filename, file2,top)
print "finished"

 
thanks!
 
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Senthil
  
 


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	From: tutor-bounces at python.org [mailto:tutor-bounces at python.org]
On Behalf Of David Holland
	Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 3:40 AM
	To: Bruce
	Cc: tutor python
	Subject: Re: [Tutor] Change files
	
	
	Bruce,
	
	Thanks but is was not the solution.  It goes through all the
directories but does not seem to work.
	Here is the modified code :-
	def getfiles(file1,file2,top):
	    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(top):
	        for name in dirs:
	            print name
	            for name in files:
	                if name == file1:
	                    name = os.getcwd()+'/'+name
	                    print "the name is" + name
	                    shutil.copy(file2,name)
	                    print "copied one file"
	                    print os.getcwd()
	
	import os
	import shutil
	#main
	top = '/home'
	a = os.getcwd()
	filename = 'abcde'
	file1 = filename
	file2 = a+'/'+filename
	print file2
	getfiles(filename, file2,top)
	print "finished"
	
	David
	
	
	Bruce <epost2 at gmail.com> wrote: 

		I guess that you need to fix two things:
		
		1 the indentaion error after for name in files:
		
		2 specify full path for the destination arg in
shutil.copy
		
		
		On 2/10/06, David Holland wrote:
		> I wrote a little program that replaces all files
called 'abcde' with the
		> file in the directory from which you riun the program.
However it does not
		> find them (there is another one).
		> What have I done wrong :-
		> #this program copies the file x to all other places in
the directory.
		> #however it does not go to the right places
		> def getfiles(file1,file2,top):
		> for root, dirs, files in os.walk(top):
		> for name in dirs:
		> for name in files:
		> if name == file1:
		> shutil.copy(file2,name)
		> print "copied one file"
		>
		> import os
		> import shutil
		> #main
		> top = '/home'
		> a = os.getcwd()
		> filename = 'abcde'
		> file1 = filename
		> file2 = a+'/'+filename
		> getfiles(file1, file2,top)
		> print "finished"
		>
		>
		>
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