Python Cannot create a file error [Error : 183]

Question

I am using the following code to copy the contents of one directory to another directory (python)

shutil.copytree(sourceDirectory,destinationDirectory,symlinks=False,ignore=ignore_patterns(updatedList))

where

updatedList = , .config, .ico,*.log

I am generating this updatedList on the fly (based on user inputs) However I keep getting the following error whenever I try to perform the copy operation as stated above.

[Error 183] Cannot create a file when that file already exists

Note : There will be some files that are present in the source directory matching the extensions mentioned in the updatedList.

I am thinking that mentioning the extension of the files that are already present in the ignore list should suffice, but apparently it does not.

I am currently using Python 2.7

My Imports

import logging
import os
from win32api import GetFileVersionInfo, LOWORD, HIWORD
import zipfile
import shutil
import sys
from os.path import isfile
from distutils import dir_util
import ConfigDTO
import datetime
import UpdateSettings
import time
import win32api
import socket
from shutil import copytree, ignore_patterns
import os

Please help .

Thanks

Answer 1

I get it .. sorry it was my mistake. The document for shutil specifically says that the destination directory must not exist. well in my case , the destination directory was existing earlier and hence i was getting the message.

Thanks

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