Copying files based on File name rather than data type in Python

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I am very new to Python. I want to copy set of files from one folder to another based on the name and not based on data types. So I have a source folder with files like Hello.txt, Hello.dat, Hello.pdf, World.txt, World.dat, Word.pdf. Now I just want to copy files beginning with "Hello" into another folder. I tried many ways but all seems to be based on data type.

What ways? The obvious detections of "data type" that I can think of are, in fact, "based on file name" - they're simply looking at the end of the file name instead of the beginning. If you have "tried ways" then they shouldn't "seem" to be based on something; you should know. Please don't just use code that you find without first attempting to understand it. — Karl Knechtel
– Karl Knechtel, Commented Apr 11, 2013 at 7:09

Rakesh · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-11 07:18:02Z

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import os
import shutil
files = os.listdir("Path")
for file in files:
    if file.startswith("Hello"):
       shutil.copy("Full path to file", "Full path to dest folder")

answered Apr 11, 2013 at 7:18

Rakesh

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user2269123 Over a year ago

Hi Rakesh thanks. I used the following command to move the files using the terminal import os import shutil import glob os.system('mv Hello.* path_to_Destination_folder')

user2269123 Over a year ago

Thanks a lot Rakesh .... I implemented it and it worked very well. Your help is highly appreciated.

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