nemo/utils/file_utils.py

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import shutil
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Union


def robust_copy(src: Union[Path, str], dst: Union[Path, str]) -> str:
    """
    Copy file from src to dst, falling back to shutil.copy if shutil.copy2 fails.
    shutil.copy2 preserves metadata, but can fail on some filesystems.
    """
    try:
        return shutil.copy2(src, dst)
    except PermissionError:
        # copy2 can fail on some filesystems due to metadata copy errors
        # (e.g., permission errors on setting timestamps).
        # In such cases, we fallback to a plain copy.
        return shutil.copy(src, dst)