python - Force shutil copy to continue through list when encountering missing source file -


i'm using shutil copy output upstream process based on user supplied files. files aren't compatible upstream process, , such final file i'm attempting move won't created.

i'm handing shutil list of verbose file paths, want continue move items in list when 1 or more of source files missing.

source = ['/home/desktop/folder/subfolder/file.ext', '/home/desktop/folder/subfolder2/file2.ext', '/home/desktop/folder/subfolder3/file3.ext'] dest = ['/home/desktop/target/file.ext','/home/desktop/target/file2.ext', '/home/desktop/target/file3.ext'] sou, des in zip(source, dest):     shutil.copyfile(sou, des) 

one approach add exception handling around call, example:

import shutil  source = ['/home/desktop/folder/subfolder/file.ext', '/home/desktop/folder/subfolder2/file2.ext', '/home/desktop/folder/subfolder3/file3.ext'] dest = ['/home/desktop/target/file.ext','/home/desktop/target/file2.ext', '/home/desktop/target/file3.ext']  sou, des in zip(source, dest):     try:         shutil.copyfile(sou, des)     except ioerror e:         print e 

this display following missing files:

[errno 2] no such file or directory: '/home/desktop/folder/subfolder/file.ext' [errno 2] no such file or directory: '/home/desktop/folder/subfolder2/file2.ext' [errno 2] no such file or directory: '/home/desktop/folder/subfolder3/file3.ext' 

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