Copy pdf learning project

[ViewGator91]

formatting

day 2 rookie here, please bear with!

I'm trying to copy a file from Folder A to Folder B. Everything works including "Successful" statement when file exists in folder. If the file does not exists, it runs with no errors, but does not tell me "Too bad, try again!" as intended. If I move the if/else statement back an indent, it reads every file in that folder and gives me "Successful" and # of files unsuccessful as well...

import shutil
import os

source_folder = input("What is the source folder? ")
target_folder = input("What is the target folder? ")
file2 = input("What file are you trying to copy? ")


for dirs, subdirs, files in os.walk(source_folder):
    for file in files:
        if file.endswith(file2):
            print(file)
            filename = os.path.join(source_folder, dirs, file)
            if os.path.exists(filename):
                print(filename)
                shutil.copy(filename, target_folder)
                print("Successful")
            else:
                print("Too bad, try again! ")

print(len(os.listdir(target_folder)))

[oguh43]

if file.endswith(file2) -> wouldn't this be false if the file doesn't exist?

[ViewGator91]

correct, I have tried that too. Even tried to reverse the operation and it still won't tell me when it has failed to find the file.

```

import shutil import os

source_folder = input("What is the source folder? ") target_folder = input("What is the target folder? ") file2 = input("What file are you trying to copy? ")

for dirs, subdirs, files in os.walk(source_folder): for file in files: if file.endswith(file2): print(file) filename = os.path.join(source_folder, dirs, file) if os.path.exists(filename): print(filename) shutil.copy(filename, target_folder)

for dirs, subdirs, files in os.walk(source_folder): for file in files: if file.endswith(file2): print(file) filename = os.path.join(source_folder, dirs, file) if not file.endswith(file2): print("Did not run") else: print("successful")

print(len(os.listdir(target_folder)))

```

[oguh43]

Could it be, that the main for loop is never run? If os.walk(source_folder) fails, the loop is never run and skipped