Python – Module shutil

To import module enter:

import shutil

Move, copy and delete files

Functions	What they do
shutil.copy(source, destination)	Will copy the source file in the destination folder If a filename is mentioned in destination it will create a copy and give the new name we defined otherwise it will keep the same name
shutil.copytree(source, destination)	Copy a folder, files and sub folders in another folder
shutil.move(source, destination)	Move a file or folder in another folder
Rename: there is no rename function Use shutil.move(orginalname, newname)	Rename file
shutil.rmtree(‘folder’)	It will permanently delete all files/subdirectories from the folder. . [<!> tip: be sure to print() the files to be deleted before doing it]. To send to the trash, you will need to install the third party module send2trash