AtBS 9 Organizing Files

Question 1

What module lets you copy, move, rename or delete files in your Python programs?

Answer 1

Shutil

Shell Utilities

Question 2

Shutil copy syntax

Answer 2

shutil.copy(‘ Source.txt path,

Destintation Path

Question 3

Shutil copy example

Answer 3

shutil.copy( ‘C:\TestFolder \sonnet29.txt’,

‘C:\TestFolder\FirstFolder’)

Question 4

What does shutil .copytree() do?

Answer 4

It copies a folder and every folder and file within it.

Question 5

When using the shutil copy function what happens when you paste a file into a folder with a file by that name?

Answer 5

It gets copied over

Question 6

How to move a file with Python?

Answer 6

shutil.move (file path current including file, file path new)

Question 7

What does shutil stand for?

Answer 7

It stand for shell utility

Question 8

When using the shutil function to move a file what do you need to watch out for?

Answer 8

When moving the file make sure the new file path is an actual location or the existing file will get renamed to that file.

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Question 9

How to delete a single file with Python?

Answer 9

os.unlink (path)

Question 10

How to delete an empty folder with Python?

Answer 10

os.rmdir(path)

Question 11

How to delete a folder with files in it in Python?

Answer 11

shutil.rmtree (path)

Question 12

What is dangerous about using shutil to remove files?

Answer 12

Shutil deletes files permanently

Use send2trash module to send files to trash

Question 13

What is the syntax for the send2trash function

Answer 13

send2trash .send2trash (path)

Question 14

What is the downside of using the send2trash function instead of shutil or os?

Answer 14

send2trash does not free up disk space like shutil or os do.

Question 15

What function can return the subfolder and files in a folder?

What module is it in?

Answer 15

os.walk

need to import os file