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PyXA script to sort files on the desktop into appropriate category folders
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import PyXA # Version 0.2.1 | |
app = PyXA.Application("System Events") | |
desktop_files = app.desktop_folder.files() | |
desktop_folders = app.desktop_folder.folders() | |
# Create sorting bin folders | |
images_folder = app.make("folder", {"name": "Images"}) | |
videos_folder = app.make("folder", {"name": "Videos"}) | |
audio_folder = app.make("folder", {"name": "Audio"}) | |
documents_folder = app.make("folder", {"name": "Documents"}) | |
desktop_folders.push(images_folder, videos_folder, audio_folder, documents_folder) | |
# Sort images | |
image_predicate = "name ENDSWITH '.png' OR name ENDSWITH '.jpg' OR name ENDSWITH '.jpeg' OR name ENDSWITH '.aiff'" | |
image_files = desktop_files.filter(image_predicate) | |
image_files.move_to(images_folder) | |
# Sort videos | |
video_predicate = "name ENDSWITH '.mov' OR name ENDSWITH '.mp4' OR name ENDSWITH '.avi' OR name ENDSWITH '.m4v'" | |
video_files = desktop_files.filter(video_predicate) | |
video_files.move_to(videos_folder) | |
# Sort audio | |
audio_predicate = "name ENDSWITH '.mp3' OR name ENDSWITH '.ogg'" | |
audio_files = desktop_files.filter(audio_predicate) | |
audio_files.move_to(audio_folder) | |
# Sort remaining (documents) | |
desktop_files.move_to(documents_folder) |
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