delete_live_video_movs.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import argparse
import os

def parseArgs():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description=('Iterates through files in a directory. If there is a file with the name ' +
            'MY_FILENAME.MOV _and_ MY_FILENAME.HEIC, it deletes MY_FILENAME.MOV. For culling iOS live photos.'),
        formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter
    )
    parser.add_argument('--directory', dest='directory', action='store', required = True,
        help='The directory through which to iterate.')
    parser.add_argument('--wet-run', dest='is_wet_run', action='store_true', default = False, required = False,
        help='The directory through which to iterate.')

    args = parser.parse_args()
    return args

def main():
    file_paths = {}
    for f in os.listdir(args.directory):
        file_path = os.path.join(args.directory, f).lower()
        if os.path.isfile(file_path):
            file_paths[file_path] = True

    file_paths_to_delete = []
    for key in file_paths:
        if key.endswith('.mov') and key[:-4] + '.heic' in file_paths:
            file_paths_to_delete.append(key)

    msg_prefix = 'Would have deleted'
    if args.is_wet_run:
        msg_prefix = 'Deleting'

    msg = f"{msg_prefix} {len(file_paths_to_delete)} files:\n" + "\n".join(file_paths_to_delete)
    print(msg)

    if args.is_wet_run:
        for file_to_delete in file_paths_to_delete:
            os.remove(file_to_delete)

    print("Done!")


args = parseArgs()
main()