write file to new directory python code example

Example 1: python write to file

file = open(“testfile.txt”,”w”) 
 
file.write(“Hello World”) 
file.write(“This is our new text file”) 
file.write(“and this is another line.”) 
file.write(“Why? Because we can.”) 
 
file.close()

Example 2: copy file in python3

import shutil

original = r'original path where the file is currently stored\file name.file extension'
target = r'target path where the file will be copied\file name.file extension'

shutil.copyfile(original, target)

Example 3: python loop opening file from directory

basepath = "pathtodir/DataFiles/"
for filename in os.listdir(basepath):
    if filename.endswith(".log"): 
        print(os.path.join("./DataFiles", filename))

        with open(basepath + filename) as openfile:    
            for line in openfile:
            ........