code: def _copy_from_to(from_file, to_file):
      
      with pelican_open(from_file) as text_in:
          encoding = 'utf-8'
          with open(to_file, 'w', encoding=encoding) as text_out:
              text_out.write(text_in)
              logger.info('Writing %s', to_file)
docs: A very rough and ready copy from / to function.