Basically, as a lazy programmer, my desktop is full of files (Junk Files). Due to a large number of files, it is a daunting task to sit and organize each file. To make that task easy the below Python script comes in handy and all the files are organized in a well-manner within seconds.
Screenshot before running the script
lazy junk organizer
Following are the steps to be followed:
Create Dictionaries: The code below will create the defined Directories.
DIRECTORIES = { "HTML": [".html5", ".html", ".htm", ".xhtml"], "IMAGES": [".jpeg", ".jpg", ".tiff", ".gif", ".bmp", ".png", ".bpg", "svg", ".heif", ".psd"], "VIDEOS": [".avi", ".flv", ".wmv", ".mov", ".mp4", ".webm", ".vob", ".mng", ".qt", ".mpg", ".mpeg", ".3gp"], "DOCUMENTS": [".oxps", ".epub", ".pages", ".docx", ".doc", ".fdf", ".ods", ".odt", ".pwi", ".xsn", ".xps", ".dotx", ".docm", ".dox", ".rvg", ".rtf", ".rtfd", ".wpd", ".xls", ".xlsx", ".ppt", "pptx"], "ARCHIVES": [".a", ".ar", ".cpio", ".iso", ".tar", ".gz", ".rz", ".7z", ".dmg", ".rar", ".xar", ".zip"], "AUDIO": [".aac", ".aa", ".aac", ".dvf", ".m4a", ".m4b", ".m4p", ".mp3", ".msv", "ogg", "oga", ".raw", ".vox", ".wav", ".wma"], "PLAINTEXT": [".txt", ".in", ".out"], "PDF": [".pdf"], "PYTHON": [".py"], "XML": [".xml"], "EXE": [".exe"], "SHELL": [".sh"]
}
Mapping: Now we will map the file formats with the directory.
FILE_FORMATS = {file_format: directory for directory, file_formats in DIRECTORIES.items() for file_format in file_formats}
Here, we map file extensions with the directory.
def organize_junk(): for entry in os.scandir(): if entry.is_dir(): continue file_path = Path(entry) file_format = file_path.suffix.lower() if file_format in FILE_FORMATS: directory_path = Path(FILE_FORMATS[file_format]) directory_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True) file_path.rename(directory_path.joinpath(file_path))
for dir in os.scandir():
try:
os.rmdir(dir)
except:
pass
The above function will check for the existing directory for the same name we defined. If the existing directory is found then it will continue or else a new directory is created. And it will categorize all the files based on the extension in the appropriate folder. Organizing: Following is the code for Python Lazy Junk Files Organizer. It will organize everything in the appropriate folder in a single go and remove empty directories.
python
import os from pathlib import Path
DIRECTORIES = { "HTML": [".html5", ".html", ".htm", ".xhtml"], "IMAGES": [".jpeg", ".jpg", ".tiff", ".gif", ".bmp", ".png", ".bpg", "svg", ".heif", ".psd"], "VIDEOS": [".avi", ".flv", ".wmv", ".mov", ".mp4", ".webm", ".vob", ".mng", ".qt", ".mpg", ".mpeg", ".3gp"], "DOCUMENTS": [".oxps", ".epub", ".pages", ".docx", ".doc", ".fdf", ".ods", ".odt", ".pwi", ".xsn", ".xps", ".dotx", ".docm", ".dox", ".rvg", ".rtf", ".rtfd", ".wpd", ".xls", ".xlsx", ".ppt", "pptx"], "ARCHIVES": [".a", ".ar", ".cpio", ".iso", ".tar", ".gz", ".rz", ".7z", ".dmg", ".rar", ".xar", ".zip"], "AUDIO": [".aac", ".aa", ".aac", ".dvf", ".m4a", ".m4b", ".m4p", ".mp3", ".msv", "ogg", "oga", ".raw", ".vox", ".wav", ".wma"], "PLAINTEXT": [".txt", ".in", ".out"], "PDF": [".pdf"], "PYTHON": [".py"], "XML": [".xml"], "EXE": [".exe"], "SHELL": [".sh"]
}
FILE_FORMATS = {file_format: directory for directory, file_formats in DIRECTORIES.items() for file_format in file_formats}
def organize_junk(): for entry in os.scandir(): if entry.is_dir(): continue file_path = Path(entry) file_format = file_path.suffix.lower() if file_format in FILE_FORMATS: directory_path = Path(FILE_FORMATS[file_format]) directory_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True) file_path.rename(directory_path.joinpath(file_path))
for dir in os.scandir():
try:
os.rmdir(dir)
except:
pass
if name == "main": organize_junk()
Save the above script as orgjunk.py. For example, you want to organize files at desktop then copy and paste the orgjunk.py at Desktop and run.