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How to copy files in Python without `os.rename` or `shutil`?

I have some photos and some videos that I have to copy them in another folder without using shutil and os.rename. I can’t use shutil and os.rename because this is a condition for that Python exercise. I tried open but it only worked for text and not photos and videos.

Solution

  • open file in binary mode, and write in binary mode

    original_file = open('C:\original.png', 'rb') # rb = Read Binary
copied_file = open('C:\original-copy.png', 'wb') #wb = Write Binary

copied_file.write(original_file.read())

original_file.close()
copied_file.close()

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