coping directories

[Gigs_]

Gabriel Genellina wrote:
> En Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:33:03 -0300, Gigs_ <gigs at hi.t-com.hr> escribió:
> 
>> class CVisitor(FileVisitor):
>>      def __init__(self, fromdir, todir):
>>          self.fromdirLen = len(fromdir) + 1        # here is my problem
>>          self.todir = todir
>>          FileVisitor.__init__(self, fromdir)
>>      def visitdir(self, dirpath):
>>          topath = os.path.join(self.todir, dirpath[self.fromdirLen:])
>>          os.mkdir(topath)
>>      def visitfile(self, filepath):
>>          topath = os.path.join(self.todir, filepath[self.fromdirLen:])
>>          cpfile(filepath, topath)    #copy contents from filepath to
>> topath[/code]
>>
>>
>> When I copy contents from C:\IronPython to C:\temp
>> its all goes fine when self.fromdirLen = len(fromdir) + 1 is like this
>> self.fromdirLen = len(fromdir) + 1
>> but when I change self.fromdirLen = len(fromdir) + 1 to self.fromdirLen
>> = len(fromdir) i get contents copied to C:\ (actually to parent dir)
> 
> Instead of actually doing os.mkdir and cpfile, use a print statement to 
> output the involved variables, and try with and without +1. You'll see 
> yourself what happens.
> 
> --Gabriel Genellina
> 
but when I change
self.fromdirLen = len(fromdir) + 1 to self.fromdirLen = len(fromdir) i 
get contents copied to C:\ (actually to parent dir) instead to C:\temp