Python - making copies of a file

copy, file, python

Solution

Use str.format:

import shutil

for i in range(100):
    shutil.copy2('/Users/bubble/Desktop/script.py', '/Users/bubble/Desktop/pics/script{}.py'.format(i))

To make it even more useful, one can add the format specifier `{:03d}` (3 digit numbers, i.e. 001, 002 etc.) or `{:04d}` (4 digit numbers, i.e. 0001, 0002 etc.) according to their needs as suggested by @Roland Smith.

Problem

I have a file that I want copied into a directory multiple times. It could be 100, it could be 1000. That's a variable. I came up with this: ``` import shutil count = 0 while (count < 100): shutil.copy2('/Users/bubble/Desktop/script.py', '/Users/bubble/Desktop/pics') count = count + 1 ``` It puts 1 copy of the file in the directory, but only 1 file. My guess is that it doesn't automatically add a 2,3,4,5 etc onto the end of the file as it would if you were copying and pasting. Any ideas how to do this? Regards.

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