{"id":15907,"date":"2021-01-07T00:10:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T08:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/?p=15907"},"modified":"2023-12-01T04:07:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:07:52","slug":"python-move-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/python-move-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Python Move File: A Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Python shutil.move() method moves a file to another location on your computer. This method is part of the shutil model, which you must import before using this method.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moving files is a common operation in Python programs. For instance, say you are creating a program that generates files. You may want to move all existing files from a folder somewhere else, to make room for the new files you want to create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s where the shutil.move()<\/em> function comes in. The shutil.move()<\/em> function allows you to move a file from one folder to another on your system. This tutorial will discuss, with reference to examples, how you can use the shutil.move()<\/em> function to move your code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Python shutil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The shutil module provides a wide range of high-level operations that you can execute on files. Unlike the os library, shutil comes with functions that can be executed on collections of files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this tutorial, we\u2019re going to focus on the shutil.move()<\/em> function, which allows us to move a file using Python.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we explore the move()<\/em> function, we must first import the shutil library into our code. We can do so using this Python import statement<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

import shutil<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Python Move File<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The shutil.move()<\/em> function moves a file on your computer. This method accepts the file path of the file you want to move and the new file path as arguments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The syntax for this function is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
shutil.move(source, destination)<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
shutil.move()<\/em> accepts two parameters, which are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n