pyfileops

pyfileops is a simple, friendly Python library for everyday file and directory operations.
No need to juggle os, shutil, pathlib, or zipfile — everything lives behind one clean object: fs.

from pyfileops import fs

fs.copy("report.pdf", "backup/")
fs.delete("temp.log")
print(fs.size("video.mp4"))

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Installation

pip install pyfileops

Requires Python 3.8+. No external dependencies — only the standard library.

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Quickstart

from pyfileops import fs

# ── Files ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
fs.copy("notes.txt", "backup/")           # copy into an existing folder
fs.copy("notes.txt", "backup/notes2.txt") # copy with a new name
fs.cut("draft.docx", "archive/")          # move file
fs.rename("old.txt", "new.txt")           # rename in place
fs.delete("trash.log")                    # delete a file

# ── Directories ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
fs.mkdir("project/src/utils")             # create (nested) directories
fs.rmdir("tmp")                           # remove directory and contents

# ── Compression ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
fs.zip("project", "project_v1.zip")       # zip a directory
fs.zip("report.pdf", "report.zip")        # zip a single file
fs.unzip("project_v1.zip", "restored/")   # extract a zip

# ── Queries ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
fs.exists("config.ini")    # True or False
fs.size("video.mp4")       # size in bytes (int)
fs.is_file("data.csv")     # True or False
fs.is_dir("assets")        # True or False

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API Reference

File Operations

fs.copy(source, destination) → Path

Copies a file or directory to destination.

• If destination is an existing directory, the source is placed inside it.
• If destination does not exist, it becomes the new file/folder name.
• Missing intermediate directories are created automatically.

fs.copy("logo.png", "assets/")          # → assets/logo.png
fs.copy("logo.png", "assets/icon.png")  # → assets/icon.png
fs.copy("src/", "src_backup/")          # copies whole directory tree

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fs.cut(source, destination) → Path

Moves a file or directory to destination (copy + delete original).

fs.cut("uploads/photo.jpg", "gallery/")

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fs.rename(path, new_name) → Path

Renames a file or directory in place (same parent directory).
To move to a different location, use cut().

fs.rename("report_draft.pdf", "report_final.pdf")

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fs.delete(path) → None

Deletes a file or an entire directory tree.

fs.delete("temp.log")    # file
fs.delete("cache/")      # directory and all its contents

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Directory Operations

fs.mkdir(path) → Path

Creates a directory (and any missing parent directories). Safe to call even if it already exists.

fs.mkdir("project/assets/images")

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fs.rmdir(path) → None

Removes a directory and everything inside it.

fs.rmdir("build/")

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Compression

fs.zip(source, zip_file) → Path

Compresses source (file or directory) into a ZIP archive at zip_file.

fs.zip("my_project", "my_project.zip")
fs.zip("data.csv", "data.zip")

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fs.unzip(zip_file, destination) → Path

Extracts a ZIP archive into destination.

fs.unzip("my_project.zip", "restored/")

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Queries

fs.exists(path) → bool

Returns True if path exists (file or directory).

if fs.exists("config.ini"):
    print("Config found!")

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fs.size(path) → int

Returns the size in bytes.

• For files: the file size.
• For directories: the total size of all contained files.

bytes_used = fs.size("video.mp4")
print(f"{bytes_used / 1_000_000:.2f} MB")

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fs.is_file(path) → bool

Returns True if path is a regular file (returns False if it doesn't exist).

fs.is_file("README.md")  # True
fs.is_file("src/")       # False

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fs.is_dir(path) → bool

Returns True if path is a directory (returns False if it doesn't exist).

fs.is_dir("src/")        # True
fs.is_dir("README.md")   # False

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Error Handling

pyfileops raises clear, specific exceptions so you always know what went wrong.

Exception	When it's raised
FileOpsError	Base class for all pyfileops errors
PathNotFoundError	Source path does not exist
CopyError	A copy or move operation failed
DeleteError	A delete operation failed
ZipError	A zip or unzip operation failed

All exceptions inherit from FileOpsError, which inherits from Exception.

from pyfileops import fs
from pyfileops import PathNotFoundError, CopyError, ZipError, FileOpsError

# Catch a specific error
try:
    fs.copy("missing.txt", "backup/")
except PathNotFoundError as e:
    print(e)  # Path not found: 'missing.txt'

# Catch any pyfileops error
try:
    fs.zip("project", "output.zip")
    fs.delete("tmp/")
except FileOpsError as e:
    print(f"Operation failed: {e}")

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Author

Made by Fede · github.com/FefinDev/pyfileops

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License

MIT