import shutil
import os

try:
    source_dir = '.'
    destination_dir = 'ver1_ext'

    # Ensure destination directory exists and is empty
    if os.path.exists(destination_dir):
        shutil.rmtree(destination_dir)
    os.makedirs(destination_dir)

    # Copy contents of source_dir to destination_dir
    for item in os.listdir(source_dir):
        s = os.path.join(source_dir, item)
        d = os.path.join(destination_dir, item)
        if os.path.isdir(s):
            shutil.copytree(s, d, dirs_exist_ok=True)
        else:
            shutil.copy2(s, d)
    print(f"Successfully copied contents of {source_dir} to {destination_dir}")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"An error occurred during copying: {e}")