Sorter
What does it do?
Script analyzes contents of provided directory and moves all files found to extension based folders in parent directory.
Example
Usage
In command line type:
python sorter.py
You will be prompted for a directory you are willing to sort. If you provide invalid path or simply hit Enter, path, where sorter.py file is present will be sorted.
Note: there's no turning back from here.
If want to output log file including tree structures and code progress, type python sorter.py log_file. By default sorter.py logs messages to terminal. Check repository for example log file: sorter.log
Features
- Optional logging to a file;
- Outputs folder tree structure before and after file sorting (log file / terminal);
- prevents sorting of absolute path, if it includes any of the following list items:
['windows', 'program files', 'bin', 'lib', 'etc', 'applications']; - handles duplicate files: same filename - different content / two copies of same file in different directories;
- handles files with increased permissions (needs more testing).
Requirements
Python 3.7.3+ All libraries used in this project are within Python's standard library.
Additional notes
Script was mainly written for learning purposes on navigating OS and getting a handle on python OS library