How to Recursively Copy a Folder (Directory) in Python #python #fileIO #shutil

copy_tree.py

import shutil
 
def copyDirectory(src, dest):
    try:
        shutil.copytree(src, dest)
    # Directories are the same
    except shutil.Error as e:
        print('Directory not copied. Error: %s' % e)
    # Any error saying that the directory doesn't exist
    except OSError as e:
        print('Directory not copied. Error: %s' % e)