shutil - Python Cannot create a file error [Error : 183] -


i using following code copy contents of 1 directory directory (python)

shutil.copytree(sourcedirectory,destinationdirectory,symlinks=false,ignore=ignore_patterns(updatedlist)) 

where

updatedlist = ,.config,.ico,*.log

i generating updatedlist on fly (based on user inputs) keep getting following error whenever try perform copy operation stated above.

[error 183] cannot create file when file exists

note : there files present in source directory matching extensions mentioned in updatedlist.

i thinking mentioning extension of files present in ignore list should suffice, apparently not.

i using python 2.7

my imports

import logging import os win32api import getfileversioninfo, loword, hiword import zipfile import shutil import sys os.path import isfile distutils import dir_util import configdto import datetime import updatesettings import time import win32api import socket shutil import copytree, ignore_patterns import os 

please .

thanks

i .. sorry mistake. document shutil says destination directory must not exist. in case , destination directory existing earlier , hence getting message.

thanks

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