Copying, moving, and deleting files in Intro to Computing - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to copy a file named 'data.txt' to 'backup.txt'.

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copyfile('data.txt', [1])

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A'data.txt'

B'data_backup.txt'

C'backup_data.txt'

D'backup.txt'

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Common Mistakes

Using the source file name as destination, which overwrites the file.

Using a wrong file name that doesn't match the task.

The copyfile function copies the source file to the destination file. Here, the destination should be 'backup.txt'.

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medium

Complete the code to move a file 'report.doc' to the folder 'archive/'.

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move('report.doc', [1])

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A'report_archive.doc'

B'archive/report.doc'

C'archive/'

D'report.doc'

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Common Mistakes

Using only the folder name without the file name.

Renaming the file incorrectly.

The move function moves the file to the new path. The destination must include the folder and the file name.

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hard

Fix the error in the code to delete the file 'temp.log'.

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os.[1]('temp.log')

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Aremove

Bdelete

Cerase

Ddel

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Common Mistakes

Using 'delete' or 'erase' which are not valid functions.

Using 'del' which is a Python keyword, not a function.

The correct function to delete a file in the os module is remove. Other options are not valid functions.

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hard

Fill both blanks to copy 'image.png' to 'backup/image_backup.png' only if the file size is greater than 1000 bytes.

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if os.path.getsize('image.png') [1] 1000:
    copyfile('image.png', [2])

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A>

B<

C'backup/image_backup.png'

D'image_backup.png'

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Common Mistakes

Using '<' instead of '>' causing the condition to be wrong.

Using a destination path without the folder.

The condition checks if the file size is greater than 1000 bytes using '>'. The destination path for copying is 'backup/image_backup.png'.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to move all '.txt' files from 'docs/' to 'archive/' folder.

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for file in os.listdir('docs/'):
    if file.endswith([1]):
        src = 'docs/' + file
        dst = [2] + file
        [3](src, dst)

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A'.txt'

B'archive/'

Cmove

Dcopyfile

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'copyfile' instead of 'move' causing files to be copied, not moved.

Forgetting the dot in '.txt' causing no files to match.

The code checks if files end with '.txt', sets the destination folder to 'archive/', and moves the files using the move function.