python - Why is shutil.copytree not copying tree from source to destination? -

i have function:

def path_clone( source_dir_prompt, destination_dir_prompt) :     try:         shutil.copytree(source_dir_prompt, destination_dir_prompt)         print("potentially copied?")     except oserror e:         # if error caused because source wasn't directory         if e.errno == errno.enotdir:             shutil.copy(source_dir_prompt, destination_dir_prompt)         else:             print('directory not copied. error: %s' % e) 

why failing , outputting :

directory not copied. error: [errno 17] file exists: '[2]' 

my source directory exists files/directory. destination folder exists when run this, no files copied , hits else statement.

i tried set permissions on both folders chmod 777 avoid unix-permission errors, didnt solve issue either.

any appreciated. thank you.

i thank trying me, evidentially found way works situation , posting below in case out day fix issue (and not spend several hours trying work) - enjoy:

try:     #if path exists, remove before copying copytree()     if os.path.exists(dst):         shutil.rmtree(dst)         shutil.copytree(src, dst) except oserror e:     # if error caused because source wasn't directory     if e.errno == errno.enotdir:        shutil.copy(source_dir_prompt, destination_dir_prompt)     else:         print('directory not copied. error: %s' % e)