topic Shutil Folder Move in Python in Transportation Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/shutil-folder-move-in-python/m-p/126953#M419 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Original User: rdg129</SPAN><BR /><BR /><A href="http://docs.python.org/library/shutil.html">http://docs.python.org/library/shutil.html</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have tried to use the Shutil module in Python and it never seems to work.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>All I want is to move everything in one folder to another folder, can someone help with the syntax.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:46:53 GMT Anonymous User 2011-04-19T16:46:53Z Shutil Folder Move in Python https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/shutil-folder-move-in-python/m-p/126953#M419 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Original User: rdg129</SPAN><BR /><BR /><A href="http://docs.python.org/library/shutil.html">http://docs.python.org/library/shutil.html</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have tried to use the Shutil module in Python and it never seems to work.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>All I want is to move everything in one folder to another folder, can someone help with the syntax.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:46:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/shutil-folder-move-in-python/m-p/126953#M419 Anonymous User 2011-04-19T16:46:53Z Re: Shutil Folder Move in Python https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/shutil-folder-move-in-python/m-p/126954#M420 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Are you using shutil.copytree()?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I've notice that quite often lock files persist in the FGDB folders (even after all the featurelayers, tableviews, cursor refs, etc are deleted). In that case, I have had to rely on the (frankly much slower) gp.Copy_management() tool.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:28:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/shutil-folder-move-in-python/m-p/126954#M420 ChrisSnyder 2011-04-19T17:28:46Z Re: Shutil Folder Move in Python https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/shutil-folder-move-in-python/m-p/126955#M421 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Original User: rdg129</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Good to know, tell me about the copy management tool.&nbsp; Works Better than the copytree?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:02:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/shutil-folder-move-in-python/m-p/126955#M421 Anonymous User 2011-04-19T18:02:41Z Re: Shutil Folder Move in Python https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/shutil-folder-move-in-python/m-p/126956#M422 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Not much to tell, but it seems to work when shutil.copytree throw an error about some .lock file in a .fgdb folder having a file sharing issue. Try it and you may I say...</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:06:30 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/shutil-folder-move-in-python/m-p/126956#M422 ChrisSnyder 2011-04-19T18:06:30Z Re: Shutil Folder Move in Python https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/shutil-folder-move-in-python/m-p/126957#M423 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Original User: rdg129</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>thanks - that worked.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:39:26 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/shutil-folder-move-in-python/m-p/126957#M423 Anonymous User 2011-11-21T15:39:26Z