How to move all files from one directory to another using Python ?

In this article, we will see how to move all files from one directory to another directory using Python.  In our day-to-day computer usage we generally copy or move files from one folder to other, now let’s do the same using python.

This can be done in two ways:

• Using os module.
• Using shutil module.

Source and Destination Folder

Source and destination folders

Source Folders

Destination Folder – before

Method 1: By Using rename() method from os module

rename() method takes two arguments first one is source path and the second one is destination path, the rename function will move the file at source path to the provided destination.

Firstly import the os module, store the path of the source directory and path of the destination directory, make a list of all files in the source directory using listdir() method in the os module. Now move all the files from the list one by one using rename() method.

Code:

Method 2: By using move() method from  shutil module

shutil.move() method takes two arguments first one is source path and second one is destination path, the move function will move the file at source path to provided destination.

Firstly import shutil module, store the path of the source directory and path of the destination directory. Make a list of all files in the source directory using listdir() method in os module. Now move all the files from the list one by one using shutil.move() method.

Both outputs are the same:

Destination Folder – after

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