Python: read a text file and copy/paste directories listed in it to a new directory
Question: I am trying to read a .txt file that lists directory names and copy/paste the
listed directories into a new directory. I am pretty close to figuring it out
but need a function that copies the directory (not only its contents).

    
    
    from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree
    
    dst = '/Users/name/Desktop/Core/TEST'
    f = open('/Users/name/Desktop/Core/Core_List.txt','r')
    for i in f.readlines():  
        print i
        copy_tree(i.strip(), dst)
    
    f.close()
    

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This is what ended up working:

    
    
    from shutil import copytree
    from os.path import join
    
    dst = '/Users/name/Desktop/Core/TEST'
    f = open('/Users/name/Desktop/Core/Core_List.txt','r')
    for i in f.readlines():
        print i
        copytree(i.strip(), join(dst,i))
    
    f.close()
    


Answer: Perhaps this

    
    
    from shutil import copytree
    from os.path import join
    
    dst = '/Users/name/Desktop/Core/TEST'
    with open('/Users/name/Desktop/Core/Core_List.txt') as f:
        for src in f:
           print src
           copytree(src, join(dst, src))
    

Assuming src is relative to the working directory, it's somewhat more complex
if it's not.

