[Python] I am trying to replace a file using import os but it keeps saying "directory not...

import os

source = "/storage/emulated/0/converted.py"
destination = "/storage/emulated/0/DCIM"
try:
if os.path.exists(destination):
print("file already there")
if os.replace(source, destination):
print(source + " was moved")
except FileNotFoundError:
print(source + " file was not found")


After trying to replace a file by another I get an error "directory not empty".

Should the destination be empty before replacing? And I sometimes get an error saying "not a directory" and I was just wondering if I can only transfer files from directory to directory alone? Or can transfer from both (directory and folder)?

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