How to create a copy of a file within the same folder and rename it?

Question

Inside of 'Folder X' I would like to create a copy Invoice.xlsx which is already inside of Folder X and create a copy of it with a new name also inside of Folder X.

How is this done with Python?

Answer 1

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from shutil import copyfile
copyfile("/path/to/folder X/Invoice.xslx", "/path/to/folder X/Invoice-Copy.xslx")

Answer 2

One approach would be with subprocess, which lets you run shell commands:

import subprocess
subprocess.run(['cp', 'Invoice.xlsx', 'Invoice_2.xlsx'])

Answer 3

# read file
with open('Folder X/Invoice.xlsx', 'rb') as f:
    file = f.read()

# write file
with open('Folder X/Invoice_Copy.xlsx', 'wb') as f:
    f.write(file)