# moving files in python shutil.move('file.txt', 'path/to/new/directory/') While, in principle, both os.rename() and shutil.move() can be used to move files, shutil.moves() attempts to overcome limitations of os.rename() for the task of moving files. a) arguments closer to mv command os.rename() requires to include the file name in both the source and destination arguments ('rename' !) os.rename('path/to/file.txt', 'path/to/new/directory/file.txt') while shutil.move() requires only the new directory as destination ('move' !) shutil.move('path/to/file.txt', 'path/to/new/directory/') b) support of different disks If source and destination are on a different disk, shutil.move() first copies the source to destination and then removes the source. |
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