move a file in python

To move a file in Python, you can use the shutil.move() function from the shutil module or the os.rename() function from the os module.

Here's an example using shutil.move():


main.py
import shutil

# specify the source file path
src_file = '/path/to/source/file.txt'

# specify the destination directory path
dest_dir = '/path/to/destination/'

# move the file from source to destination
shutil.move(src_file, dest_dir)
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And here's an example using os.rename():


main.py
import os

# specify the source file path
src_file = '/path/to/source/file.txt'

# specify the destination file path
dest_file = '/path/to/destination/file.txt'

# move the file from source to destination
os.rename(src_file, dest_file)
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Either function should work fine for moving files in Python. Just make sure to specify the correct source and destination paths for your specific use case.

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