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Group the directory's content using python
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| import shutil | |
| from pathlib import Path | |
| #General File Type Extentions | |
| exts = { | |
| "Applications": ['.exe'], | |
| "Code": ['.py','.java','.c'], | |
| "Music": ['.mp3','.ogg','.wav'], | |
| } | |
| # arranging in extension -> file types mapping | |
| mapped_exts = {} | |
| for ext_type, extenstions in exts.items(): | |
| for ext in extenstions: | |
| mapped_exts[ext] = ext_type | |
| #Check each file in the directory | |
| def arrange_files(dir_path): | |
| path = Path(dir_path) | |
| for file in path.glob("*"): | |
| extension = file.name.split('.')[-1] | |
| # get the file type like for .exe extension filetype is Application | |
| file_type = mapped_exts['.' + extension] | |
| # create dir if not exists | |
| file.parent.joinpath(file_type).mkdir(exist_ok=True) | |
| # move the file into the desired dir | |
| shutil.move(file, file.parent.joinpath(file_type, file.name)) | |
| if __name__ == "__main__": | |
| directory = input("Enter the directory you want arranged.") | |
| arrange_files(directory) |
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