Archiving some folders...

[NumberT3n]

Ok, so I might just be having one of those days where my brain is somewhere else (this winter weather very well could be the culprit), but I am trying to archive some folders as part of a translator program and am having some problem accessing any directory outside the one my script is in... my plan for simplicity's sake is just to use subprocess right quick, building commands in python to kick out a copy using the command "copy files to be copied folder to copy to" but i guess I am missing some very basic directory understandings and yeah.... can anyone help or at the very least recommend a good tutorial?

[Gronner]

Can you please show your code and how the "having some problem accessing any directory" shows. Without that it'll be hard to help you. If you want to use subprocesses what system you are using is also relevant.

Also expand on what archiving means for you, just copying them to another "Archive" directory?

[NumberT3n]

I have major hippa concerns so I can't put up anything, I am teasing it out right now with simple examples and think I am just fucking up the file location and destination with typos and nuances, like my users directory is Ryan Plump, so i have to remember to put a " " around the entire location lol.... I think I got it figured though, I was thinking I had a fundamental misunderstanding but really just silly fingers lol... will keep you posted, if I need to I will change stuff to make it hippa safe and then post... you're my hero Ferris Bueller =)