2daysdata.py

import os
import shutil 

data_path = "Negative"
final_output = "2daynegative"


fnames = os.listdir(final_output)
categories = os.listdir(data_path)

#going inside each folder and subfolder manually

for each in categories: #positive and negative folder

    folder_path = os.path.join(data_path, each)
    img_names = os.listdir(folder_path)

    for each2 in img_names: #run through each directory

        folder2_path = os.path.join(folder_path, each2)
        folder2dir = os.listdir(folder2_path)

        for each3 in folder2dir:

            folder3_path = os.path.join(folder2_path, each3)
            imgdir = os.listdir(folder3_path)
            
            for img in imgdir: #when we get to an image, retrieve only the first two images 

                
        
                img_path = os.path.join(folder3_path,img)
                print(img_path)

                shutil.copy(img_path, final_output)
                break
            
        break