Python move a file 🗃️

Python move replace file tutorial example explained

#python #move #replace #file

import os

try:
print("There is already a file there")
else:
print(source+" was moved")
except FileNotFoundError:
print(source+" was not found")

[BroCodez]

import os

source =
destination =

try:
if os.path.exists(destination):
print("There is already a file there")
else:
os.replace(source, destination)
print(source+" was moved")
except FileNotFoundError:
print(source+" was not found")

[ianfawknotson]

0:22 thank you for making that very clear

[hermenenjildojuarez]

making my part to defeat the algorithm!

[kladzen]

getting error:

OSError: [WinError 17] The system cannot move the file to a different disk drive: -

looks like you can't move a file from etc d:\ -> c: disk with this method, need to use something like shutil instead

import os
import shutil

shutil.move

source = "movetest.txt"
destination =

try:
if os.path.exists(destination):
print("There is already a file there")
else:
shutil.move(source, destination)
print(source+" was moved")
except FileNotFoundError:
print(source+" was not found")

[SageSeeker]

I'm trying to move the file but it always print "There is always a file there" although there isn't one.

[shavindasilva]

cant we use shutil.move ? I tried it n it worked. is there any difference ?😊

[hiushiko]

Pycharm doesn't seem to detect the file. Keeps saying it was not found

[piotrkopcewicz]

Amazing tutorial !! full of great information, thx

[circle]

finally 😂 after trying so much modules

[JaimeRodriguez-sbxq]

Thanks for the video,
What about if I'd want to move many files?
How could I do it?

[AM-qxjt]

os.replace doesn't work for me instead, i use shutil.move from the shutil module if anyone knows tell me

[spac]

Access is denied, even tho i tried to run the cmd as adminstrator it's still saying the same thing

[ERFaep]

i was wonder if i wanted to move a folder on someone else's computer for instaltion purposes, how would i make that so, the user is different for every computer

[hul]

i failed to make the script work but still a nice video i learned something :)

[HandleNotAvailabIe]

Do anyone know how can i do to detect all the files with the same extension?
Then i would like to move them all(maybe using a for loop).

[tiagohenriques]

In my project I nees to move files from a shared folder. How can I do this ?

[metalhead-]

how can i define user's name with a value

[hostvind]

This is interesting: PyCharm refuses to move file to another disk drive.

[unbreakable]

I would like the codes sir.. ( You know what i'm talking about )