Move shapefile from one folder to another using python

[DanielJimenez2]

I'm working with shapefiles and using the ArcPy library. My script is creating a new shapefile based on a join and I want to know how to move the newly joined-shapefile from the environment location to a new folder. Any ideas on how to do this?

[JasonScheirer]

You can use the copy tool, and then the delete tool on the old file. Though it would make more sense just to write the shapefile to the final destination to start with.

[DanielJimenez2]

If i want to write the shapefile to a different destination would i do that it in the outfeature parameter. Do i just add the path of the new folder in my function? I guess i don't know how to work with different folders in here. How to i specify where to folder?

arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(shapefileName, outFeature)

[JasonScheirer · Accepted solution]

import os  import arcpy  shapeFileName = r"c:\some\output.shp" outFeature = os.path.join(r"c:\new\folder", os.path.basename(shapeFileName)) arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(shapefileName, outFeature)