Do anyone already have code to copy nested files to a flat directory?

[Podi]

Hi,

I am trying to copy all files under a directory tree to a single
directory (in Windows). I can well write the script myself, but was
wonder if anyone has done it so I won't be reinventing the wheel.

Thanks in advance.

Requirement:

# Source file set
source\file1.txt
source\file2.doc
source\dir1\file3.ini
source\dir2\file4.exe

# Desired target file set
target\file1.txt
target\file2.doc
target\file3.ini
target\file4.exe

[Podi]

OK, please don't bother. Here is my wheel :-)

import os
import shutil

def CopyFlat(source, target):
count = 0
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(source):
for file in files:
count += 1
name = root + '\\' + file
print '%04d Copying' % count, name,
if os.access(target + '\\' + file, os.F_OK):
print 'Already exist and replaced!'
else:
print
shutil.copy(name, target)

print '%d files copied' % count

[Felipe Almeida Lessa]

Em Seg, 2006-03-20 Ã*s 18:05 -0800, Podi escreveu:

OK, please don't bother. Here is my wheel :-)

Please, please! Remove all the...

x + "\\" + y

....and put some...

os.path.join(x, y)

.... Please? Even if you're planning to use it only on Windows, please
use standard methods.

Just my 2 cents, though, nothing really special,

--
Felipe.

[Peter Hansen]

Podi wrote:

OK, please don't bother. Here is my wheel :-)

import os
import shutil

def CopyFlat(source, target):
count = 0
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(source):
for file in files:
count += 1
name = root + '\\' + file

A small improvement to the reinvented wheel: use os.sep instead of "\\",
for portability. Better yet, use os.path.join() and avoid the manual
joining of path parts.

-Peter

[Podi]

Thanks for all the suggestions. Now the wheel comes with bells and
whistles ;)