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

Question

I am using the following script to add a copy right to all the files in the directories and subdirectories for a give directory passed as first argument ,am running the scri

Answer 1

If you want to append to an existing file, you need something like:

with open(fullname, "ab") as in_file

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Thank you for the update.

I'll bet your directory already has a file already named fullname, hence os.rename(temp_fname, fullname) fails with "file already exists".

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