Trying to use / on Path object Python

Question

The program takes an optional command line argument (which is meant to be a directory path)

I am using python pathlib and shutil to move files. Here's the code:

from pathlib import Path

path = Path(sys.argv[1])

shutil.move(path / file, path / e.upper())

Where e is just a string representing certain file extension;

Input:

 python3 app.py /home/user/Desktop

This code generates an error:

'PosixPath' object has no attribute 'rstrip'

The / operator works fine if I don't specify the second argument in the command line (and use Path.cwd() as the path instead)

Please show the full stack trace, what you have there is not enough — Hai Vu
– Hai Vu, Commented Apr 20, 2020 at 16:35
The code you posted will generate NameErrors, because shutil, file and e are not defined. Please post a minimal reproducible example. — ForceBru
– ForceBru, Commented Apr 20, 2020 at 16:39
Note that shutil.move is not documented to take path-like arguments. Also, please post the entire traceback, not just the error message. — MisterMiyagi
– MisterMiyagi, Commented Apr 20, 2020 at 16:54

Dunes · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-20 16:55:42Z

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Use the rename function of Path to move a file, if you're using the pathlib module.

ie.

(path / file).rename(path / e.upper())

Otherwise, if you wish to use the shutil module, then you must convert your paths to strings before passing them to shutil.move()

ie.

shutil.move(str(path / file), str(path / e.upper()))

answered Apr 20, 2020 at 16:48

Dunes

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Slava Rozhnev · Accepted Answer · 2021-06-09 19:29:39Z

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Considering file and folders path as string solved this error

shutil.move(str(source_path),str(destination_path))

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answered Jun 9, 2021 at 17:39

shraddha mishra

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