remove copy via PUT

only copy via POST to directories

IPython/html/services/contents/handlers.py

@@ -158,23 +158,12 b' class ContentsHandler(IPythonHandler):'
           Save notebook at ``path/Name.ipynb``. Notebook structure is specified
           in `content` key of JSON request body. If content is not specified,
           create a new empty notebook.
-        PUT /api/contents/path/Name.ipynb
-          with JSON body::
-
-            {
-              "copy_from" : "[path/to/]OtherNotebook.ipynb"
-            }
-
-          Copy OtherNotebook to Name
         """
         model = self.get_json_body()
         if model:
-            copy_from = model.get('copy_from')
-            if copy_from:
-                if model.get('content'):
-                    raise web.HTTPError(400, "Can't upload and copy at the same time.")
-                self._copy(copy_from, path)
-            elif self.contents_manager.file_exists(path):
+            if model.get('copy_from'):
+                raise web.HTTPError(400, "Cannot copy with PUT, only POST")
+            if self.contents_manager.file_exists(path):
                 self._save(model, path)
             else:
                 self._upload(model, path)

IPython/html/services/contents/tests/test_contents_api.py

@@ -55,7 +55,7 b' class API(object):'
             body = json.dumps({'ext': ext})
         return self._req('POST', path, body)
 
-    def copy_untitled(self, copy_from, path='/'):
+    def copy(self, copy_from, path='/'):
         body = json.dumps({'copy_from':copy_from})
         return self._req('POST', path, body)
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 b' class API(object):'
     def mkdir(self, path='/'):
         return self._req('PUT', path, json.dumps({'type': 'directory'}))
 
-    def copy(self, copy_from, path):
+    def copy_put(self, copy_from, path='/'):
         body = json.dumps({'copy_from':copy_from})
         return self._req('PUT', path, body)
 
@@ -352,25 +352,25 b' class APITest(NotebookTestBase):'
         data = resp.json()
         self.assertEqual(data['content']['nbformat'], 4)
 
-    def test_copy_untitled(self):
-        resp = self.api.copy_untitled(u'å b/ç d.ipynb', u'unicodé')
+    def test_copy(self):
+        resp = self.api.copy(u'å b/ç d.ipynb', u'unicodé')
         self._check_created(resp, u'unicodé/ç d-Copy0.ipynb')
         
-        resp = self.api.copy_untitled(u'å b/ç d.ipynb', u'å b')
+        resp = self.api.copy(u'å b/ç d.ipynb', u'å b')
         self._check_created(resp, u'å b/ç d-Copy0.ipynb')
 
-    def test_copy(self):
-        resp = self.api.copy(u'å b/ç d.ipynb', u'å b/cøpy.ipynb')
-        self._check_created(resp, u'å b/cøpy.ipynb')
-
     def test_copy_path(self):
-        resp = self.api.copy(u'foo/a.ipynb', u'å b/cøpyfoo.ipynb')
-        self._check_created(resp, u'å b/cøpyfoo.ipynb')
+        resp = self.api.copy(u'foo/a.ipynb', u'å b')
+        self._check_created(resp, u'å b/a-Copy0.ipynb')
+
+    def test_copy_put_400(self):
+        with assert_http_error(400):
+            resp = self.api.copy_put(u'å b/ç d.ipynb', u'å b/cøpy.ipynb')
 
     def test_copy_dir_400(self):
         # can't copy directories
         with assert_http_error(400):
-            resp = self.api.copy(u'å b', u'å c')
+            resp = self.api.copy(u'å b', u'foo')
 
     def test_delete(self):
         for d, name in self.dirs_nbs: