1 from sys import argv
2 from os.path import exists
3
4 script, from_file, to_file = argv
5
6 print "Copying from %s to %s" % (from_file, to_file)
7
8 # we could do these two on one line too, how?
9 input = open(from_file)
10 indata = input.read()
11
12 print "The input file is %d bytes long" % len(indata)
13
14 print "Does the output file exist? %r" % exists(to_file)
15 print "Ready, hit RETURN to continue, CTRL-C to abort."
16 raw_input()
17
18 output = open(to_file, 'w')
19 output.write(indata)
20
21 print "Alright, all done."
22
23 output.close()
24 input.close()
