this uploads all files in a directory which meet certain given conditions.

osf_project_uploader.py

import osfclient 
from osfclient.models.storage import Storage
import os
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Callable, Optional


def get_storage(username: str, password: str, project_id: str, storage_provider: str = 'osfstorage') -> Storage:
    """
    project_id is the alpha-numeric sequence at the end of the project url on OSF, e.g., osf.io/ab123 has project id of ab123
    username and password pertain to your OSF account.
    """
    
    osf = osfclient.OSF(username=username, password=password)
    proj = osf.project(project_id)
    storage = proj.storage(provider=storage_provider)
    return storage


def upload_project_files(project_root: Path, storage: Storage, is_uploadable: Callable, dry_run: Optional[bool]=True) -> None:
    """
    'is_uploadable' is a function with signature: is_uploadable(path: Path, file: Path) -> bool. This just determines 
    which files to upload based on the path to the containing directory and the file name. 
    'project_root' is the absolute path to the local project folder. 
    """
    for (root, dirs, files) in os.walk(project_root, topdown=True):
        for file in files:
            root = Path(root)
            file = Path(file)
            if is_uploadable(root, file):
                file_path = root.joinpath(file)
                new_file_path = root.relative_to(project_root).joinpath(file)
                
                print(f'     uploading: {file_path}\n            to: {new_file_path}\n at storage id: {storage.id}\n')
                
                if not dry_run:
                    with file_path.open(mode='rb') as f:
                        storage.create_file(path=str(new_file_path), fp=f)


# usage (uploads all files):

# define file/path matching function
def all_files(path, file):
  return True

# get the storage object:
storage = get_storage(my_osf_username, my_osf_password, my_osf_project_id )
# upload the files dry-run: 
upload_project_files(Path('path/to/project/'), storage, all_files)
# upload for real: 
upload_project_files(Path('path/to/project/'), storage, all_files, dry_run=False)