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+#!python
+
+# Chapter 9 Practice Selective Copy
+# Walks through a directory tree searching for pdf files and copies them to a new location
+
+import os
+import shutil
+
+def selectiveCopy(folder):
+    folder = os.path.abspath(folder)
+    for foldername, subfolders, filenames in os.walk(folder):
+        for filename in filenames:
+            if not filename.endswith('.pdf'):
+                continue
+            #shutil.copy(filename, 'c:\\pdffolder') #Commented out to protect against accidental copying
+            print('Copying ' + filename + '...') #Print only to verify working correctly
+
+selectiveCopy(r'C:\Users\username\pdffolder')
+print('Done')