python shutil.move not working when moving from C to C but D to C
Question:
I am working on a simple installer for a app but I am getting errors.
Code looks like:
import shutil
import os
name = os.getlogin()
source_path = os.path.abspath('foo.bar')
destination_path = os.path.join('C:', 'Users', name, 'AppData', 'Roaming', 'Microsoft', 'Windows', 'Start Menu', 'Programs', 'Startup')
shutil.move(source_path, destination_path)
it works perfect for moving foo.bar from my d drive to c drive but not c drive to c. if i try to do c to c it gives me this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:PythonLibshutil.py", line 825, in move
os.rename(src, real_dst)
FileNotFoundError: [WinError 3] The system cannot find the path specified: 'C:\Users\Katte\foo.bar' -> 'C:Users\Katte\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:UsersKatteOneDriveDesktopdownload.py", line 19, in <module>
shutil.move(source_path, destination_path)
File "D:PythonLibshutil.py", line 845, in move
copy_function(src, real_dst)
File "D:PythonLibshutil.py", line 436, in copy2
copyfile(src, dst, follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks)
File "D:PythonLibshutil.py", line 258, in copyfile
with open(dst, 'wb') as fdst:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:Users\Katte\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup'
I’ve tried os.rename()
os.replace()
and compiling it into a exe and running it a administrator but none of them have worked and I am clueless.
Answers:
try using this line you forgot to add \
after C:
-> C:\
is the change
destination_path = os.path.join('C:\', 'Users', name, 'AppData', 'Roaming', 'Microsoft', 'Windows', 'Start Menu', 'Programs', 'Startup')
I am working on a simple installer for a app but I am getting errors.
Code looks like:
import shutil
import os
name = os.getlogin()
source_path = os.path.abspath('foo.bar')
destination_path = os.path.join('C:', 'Users', name, 'AppData', 'Roaming', 'Microsoft', 'Windows', 'Start Menu', 'Programs', 'Startup')
shutil.move(source_path, destination_path)
it works perfect for moving foo.bar from my d drive to c drive but not c drive to c. if i try to do c to c it gives me this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:PythonLibshutil.py", line 825, in move
os.rename(src, real_dst)
FileNotFoundError: [WinError 3] The system cannot find the path specified: 'C:\Users\Katte\foo.bar' -> 'C:Users\Katte\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:UsersKatteOneDriveDesktopdownload.py", line 19, in <module>
shutil.move(source_path, destination_path)
File "D:PythonLibshutil.py", line 845, in move
copy_function(src, real_dst)
File "D:PythonLibshutil.py", line 436, in copy2
copyfile(src, dst, follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks)
File "D:PythonLibshutil.py", line 258, in copyfile
with open(dst, 'wb') as fdst:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:Users\Katte\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup'
I’ve tried os.rename()
os.replace()
and compiling it into a exe and running it a administrator but none of them have worked and I am clueless.
try using this line you forgot to add \
after C:
-> C:\
is the change
destination_path = os.path.join('C:\', 'Users', name, 'AppData', 'Roaming', 'Microsoft', 'Windows', 'Start Menu', 'Programs', 'Startup')