Do anyone already have code to copy nested files to a flat directory?

[Peter Hansen]

Podi wrote:
> OK, please don't bother. Here is my wheel :-)
> 
> import os
> import shutil
> 
> def CopyFlat(source, target):
>     count = 0
>     for root, dirs, files in os.walk(source):
>         for file in files:
>             count += 1
>             name = root + '\\' + file

A small improvement to the reinvented wheel: use os.sep instead of "\\", 
for portability.  Better yet, use os.path.join() and avoid the manual 
joining of path parts.

-Peter