PYTHON copy

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Python replacement for PHP's copy [ edit | history ]
#if you want to copy file(not directory) i.e. source is file:
import shutil
shutil.copy(sorce,destination)

#if you want to copy directory i.e. source is directory:
import shutil
shutil.copytree(sorce,destination)

PHP copy

PHP original manual for copy [ show | php.net ]

copy

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

copy — Copies file

Description

bool copy ( string $source , string $dest [, resource $context ] )

Makes a copy of the file source to dest .

If you wish to move a file, use the rename() function.

Parameters

source

Path to the source file.

dest

The destination path. If dest is a URL, the copy operation may fail if the wrapper does not support overwriting of existing files.

Warning

If the destination file already exists, it will be overwritten.

context

A valid context resource created with stream_context_create().

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
5.3.0 Added context support.
4.3.0 Both source and dest may now be URLs if the "fopen wrappers" have been enabled. See fopen() for more details.

Examples

Example #1 copy() example

<?php
$file = 'example.txt';
$newfile = 'example.txt.bak';

if (!copy($file, $newfile)) {
    echo "failed to copy $file...\n";
}
?>

See Also

Filesystem Functions
PHP Manual