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utility script to automatically move the specified files from downloads directory to proper directory
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# import | |
import os | |
from os import path, listdir as list_dir, rename as move | |
from os.path import isdir as is_dir, isfile as is_file | |
from pprint import pprint | |
import shutil | |
# global variables | |
#================== | |
#list directory content | |
base_dowload_directory = r"C:\Users\lenin\Downloads" | |
# file type and location mapping | |
target_files_to_move = { | |
'installer': { | |
'location': r"D:\software\001 windows", | |
'types': ['exe', 'msi'], | |
}, | |
'ebook': { | |
'location': r"D:\lenin\books", | |
'types': ['pdf'], | |
}, | |
'document': { | |
'location': r"D:\lenin\documents", | |
'types': ['doc', 'docx'], | |
}, | |
'audio': { | |
'location': r"D:\media\audio", | |
'types': ['mp3', 'wav'], | |
}, | |
'video': { | |
'location': r"D:\media\videos", | |
'types': ['mp4', 'avi', 'mov'], | |
}, | |
} | |
# global functions | |
#================== | |
def recursively_check( input_path ): | |
if is_file( input_path ): | |
try_to_move( input_path ) | |
elif is_dir( input_path ): | |
directory_contents = list_dir( input_path ) | |
for file in directory_contents: | |
file_path = path.join( input_path, file ) | |
recursively_check( file_path ) | |
def try_to_move(file_path): | |
file_type = file_path.rsplit( '.', 1 )[-1] | |
for key, target in target_files_to_move.items(): | |
if file_type in target['types']: | |
move_file( file_path, target['location'] ) | |
def move_file(source_file, destination_dir): | |
file_name_with_type = os.path.basename(source_file) | |
file_name, file_type = file_name_with_type.rsplit( '.', 1 ) | |
destination_file = path.join( destination_dir, file_name_with_type ) | |
if is_file( destination_file ): # means file exist, so rename it | |
destination_file = path.join( destination_dir, file_name + ' - copy 2.' + file_type ) | |
if is_file( source_file ): | |
shutil.move( source_file, destination_file ) | |
# init the program | |
recursively_check( base_dowload_directory ) | |
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