Permission denied in Python when copying files

[Elijah]

I start in Python and I'm pretty bad in the program in general. Here is my situation:

Here is the tree:
C:\MySoft\MyFolder
C:\Shift

In MyFolder:
AppliCommon
ObjectMetier
Main

In Shift:
AppliCommon
Main

The purpose of the script is to update an application that is done by replacing files. Therefore, I must first save and then replace MyFolder by MyFolder files by folders and files in SHIFT. Note that all files contain several sub-folders and files.

I've done this:

src = r'C:\Shift' 
dst = r'C:\MySoft\\MyFolder ' 
for f in os.listdir (src): 
shutil.copy (os.path.join (src, f), os.path.join (dst, f))

But I have this error:

C:\Python26> python.exe "C:\Documents and Settings\Dje\Desktop\depl.py"
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Documents and Settings\Dje\Desktop\depl.py", line 12, in <module>
shutil.copy (os.path.join (src, f), os.path.join (dst, f))
File "C:\Python26\lib\shutil.py", line 88, in copy
CopyFile (src, dst)
File "C:\Python26\lib\shutil.py", line 52, in CopyFile
fsrc = open (src, 'rb')
IOError: [Err no 13] Permission denied: 'C:\\Update\\Main'

[Zecho]

You do not have rights to c:\shift\main.

Incidentally, shutil has a copytree making a recursive copy alone as a great, no need to make a combo & listdir copy.

[Elijah]

The problem is that I see no reason why I would have no rights. I am in my local post office, admin, I'm not in a domain, I am owner of the file. For the copytree it seems to me the need for the remote folder does not exist. However, there is, I just updated or I'm wrong?

[Zecho]

For the copytree it seems to me the need for the remote folder does not exist. However, there is, I just updated or I'm wrong?

Oh no, actually you're right.

But if you want "just" sync two folders, you can not use rsync in external process? (or if the files are not too big, you delete the destination and you copytree)

[Elijah]

These are large files containing several thousand files. I took only 3 files to simplify the example. Basically what I need is get the update file in to replace the files in MyFolder. But I did not update the full records in myaccount only record to be updated.