python 3.x - Check if a filename is in a list

Question

I am trying to write a script that loops through all the files within a folder and compares it to a list. If a file name in that folder matches with an item in the list then I want to save a copy of that file in another folder.

I have tried this so far - my code runs but no files are saved in the new folder. Is anyone able to tell me why it's not working?

import os
import shutil
import fnmatch
import csv

sample = open(...../Sample.csv','r')
reader = csv.reader(sample)
samplelist= []

for row in reader:
    if row != " ":
     samplelist.append(row)


source = '..... /My Files'
destination = '.../Sample'

for file in os.listdir(directory):
    if file in samplelist:
       shutil.copy(source,destination)

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65872015/check-if-a-filename-is-in-a-list

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