[Tutor] Batch file copy script

[Kent Johnson]

Majid wrote:
>       Here is a possible logic for the script:
> 
>     1. Open the list (C:\py\list.txt).
>     2. Until the end of the file
>        3. Read a line from list.txt (e.g. '/dists/dapper/Release.gpg')
>        4. Change forward slashes to back slashes (e.g.
>     '\dists\dapper\Release.gpg')
>        5. Add 'C:\source' to the string  (e.g.
>     'C:\source\dists\dapper\Release.gpg')
>        6. If the file exists in the source folder
>           7. Copy the file from the source frolder to the target folder
>     (e.g. copy C:\source\dists\dapper\Release.gpg to
>     D:\target\dists\dapper\Release.gpg)
>        8. Else
>           9. Add the name of the missing file to missings.txt
>     10. End of loop

This would be a good first Python project. The actual script will be 
almost line-for-line the same as your outline. There are many good 
tutorials here:
http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers

You need to learn about lists and files, that's it. The shutil module 
has a copyfile() function that will do the actual copying.

Kent